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Ctenophila planorbina (Germain, 1918)

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Tachyphasis planorbina Germain, 1918 (original combination)

 

Now considered a synonym of Ctenophila caldwelli (MolluscaBase, 2021).

 

Conservation Status

Invalid (synonym)

 

Distribution

Mauritius, Mascarene Islands

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Germain, L. (1918). Contributions à la Faune Malacologique de Madagascar. VI. Sur la classification de quelques mollusques pulmonés des iles Mascareignes et description d'espèces novelles de cet archipel. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 24: 516-524.


Other references:

Eldridge, Niles. (1998). Life in the Balance: Humanity and the Biodiversity Crisis. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.

https://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/22121/ctenophila-planorbina

 

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