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Helix (Macrocyclis) liparoxantha Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892
890757 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:890757)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1892). Descriptions of thirteen new species of terrestrial and freshwater Mollusca from South Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 6, 10: 237–242., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27658842
page(s): 238 [details]
page(s): 238 [details]
Note 'Maritzburg' [Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-natal,...
Type locality 'Maritzburg' [Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-natal, South Africa]. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Helix (Macrocyclis) liparoxantha Melvill & Ponsonby, 1892. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=890757 on 2025-09-10
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original description
Melvill, J. C. & Ponsonby, J. H. (1892). Descriptions of thirteen new species of terrestrial and freshwater Mollusca from South Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> Series 6, 10: 237–242., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27658842
page(s): 238 [details]
source of synonymy Herbert, D.G. & Moussalli, A. (2016). Revision of the dwarf cannibal snails (<i>Nata</i> s.l.) of southern Africa — <i>Nata</i> s.s. and <i>Natella</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rhytididae), with description of three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4094(1): 1-67., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4094.1.1 [details]
page(s): 238 [details]
source of synonymy Herbert, D.G. & Moussalli, A. (2016). Revision of the dwarf cannibal snails (<i>Nata</i> s.l.) of southern Africa — <i>Nata</i> s.s. and <i>Natella</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rhytididae), with description of three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4094(1): 1-67., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4094.1.1 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality 'Maritzburg' [Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-natal, South Africa]. [details]
