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Sheldonia cotyledonis (W. H. Benson, 1850)
989924 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:989924)
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Species
Helix cotyledonis W. H. Benson, 1850 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Helix cotyledonis W. H. Benson, 1850) Benson, W. H. (1850). Characters of several new East Indian and South African helices, with remarks on some other species of the genus occurring at the Cape of Good Hope. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 5: 213–217., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15630340
page(s): 216 [details]
page(s): 216 [details]
Type locality contained in Western Cape Province
type locality contained in Western Cape Province (origin: native - endemic) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sheldonia cotyledonis (W. H. Benson, 1850). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=989924 on 2025-09-12
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(of Helix cotyledonis W. H. Benson, 1850) Benson, W. H. (1850). Characters of several new East Indian and South African helices, with remarks on some other species of the genus occurring at the Cape of Good Hope. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 5: 213–217., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15630340
page(s): 216 [details]
additional source Herbert D.G. (2017). A new genus and eight new species of tail-wagger snails from eastern South Africa, with a key to genera within <i>Sheldonia</i> s.l. (Gastropoda: Urocyclidae). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 309: 1-50., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.309 [details]
additional source Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 131 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Vorster, W. (1983). The morphology and histology of the genital system of Sheldonia cotyledonis. <em>Annale Universiteit van Stellenbosch. Series A2, Vol. 3(1): 1–30.</em> [details]
page(s): 216 [details]
additional source Herbert D.G. (2017). A new genus and eight new species of tail-wagger snails from eastern South Africa, with a key to genera within <i>Sheldonia</i> s.l. (Gastropoda: Urocyclidae). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 309: 1-50., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.309 [details]
additional source Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 131 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Vorster, W. (1983). The morphology and histology of the genital system of Sheldonia cotyledonis. <em>Annale Universiteit van Stellenbosch. Series A2, Vol. 3(1): 1–30.</em> [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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To GB Mollusca Types (Helix cotyledonis W.H. Benson, 1850; Syntype(s); UMZC I.103590.A-B) (from synonym Helix cotyledonis W. H. Benson, 1850)
To GB Mollusca Types (Helix cotyledonis W.H. Benson, 1850; Syntype(s); UMZC I.103590.A-B) (from synonym Helix cotyledonis W. H. Benson, 1850)
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