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Heroidae J. E. Gray, 1857

13546  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:13546)

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  1. Genus Hero Alder & Hancock, 1855
  2. Genus Cloelia Lovén, 1841 accepted as Hero Alder & Hancock, 1855 (invalid: junior homonym of Cloelia Wagler, 1830 [Reptilia])
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1857). <i>Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum</i>. Part I. [Gastropoda]. British Museum, London, xii + 230 pp. [9 May; Preface dated 10 Dec. 1856]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/117528
page(s): 221 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Heroidae J. E. Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=13546 on 2026-01-17
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original description Gray, J. E. (1857). <i>Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum</i>. Part I. [Gastropoda]. British Museum, London, xii + 230 pp. [9 May; Preface dated 10 Dec. 1856]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/117528
page(s): 221 [details] 

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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