MolluscaBase name details
Austrobalea Pilsbry, 1924
998368 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:998368)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Balea africana Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899 accepted as Macroptychia africana (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899) (type by original designation)
- Species Austrobalea africana (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899) accepted as Macroptychia africana (Melvill & Ponsonby, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Pilsbry, H. A. (1924). The affinities of <i>Balea africana</i> Melville and Ponsonby. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 38(1): 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524985 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Austrobalea Pilsbry, 1924. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=998368 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Pilsbry, H. A. (1924). The affinities of <i>Balea africana</i> Melville and Ponsonby. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 38(1): 6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524985 [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]
basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]