MolluscaBase taxon details
Aspidelus Morelet, 1884
998351 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:998351)
accepted
Genus
Aspidelus chaperi Morelet, 1884 (type by monotypy)
- Species Aspidelus chaperi Morelet, 1884
Morelet, A. (1884). Mollusques nouveaux de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> [1883] 31 (4): 395-401, pl. 10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15857418
page(s): 395 [details]
page(s): 395 [details]
Taxonomic remark Considered a synonym of Rhopalogonium by Schileyko (2002), but maintained as a valid genus by Breure et al. (2018)
Taxonomic remark Considered a synonym of Rhopalogonium by Schileyko (2002), but maintained as a valid genus by Breure et al. (2018) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aspidelus Morelet, 1884. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=998351 on 2025-09-11
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Morelet, A. (1884). Mollusques nouveaux de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> [1883] 31 (4): 395-401, pl. 10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15857418
page(s): 395 [details]
taxonomy source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 208 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Van Goethem, J. L. (1977). Révision systématique des Urocyclinae (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Urocylidae). <em>Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Sciences Zoologiques.</em> 218: XI + 355 pp., 720 figg., pl. 1-4. Tervuren.
page(s): 50 [details]
page(s): 395 [details]
taxonomy source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 208 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Van Goethem, J. L. (1977). Révision systématique des Urocyclinae (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Urocylidae). <em>Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Sciences Zoologiques.</em> 218: XI + 355 pp., 720 figg., pl. 1-4. Tervuren.
page(s): 50 [details]
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Taxonomic remark Considered a synonym of Rhopalogonium by Schileyko (2002), but maintained as a valid genus by Breure et al. (2018) [details]
