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Fossarus insignis G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871

1471626  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1471626)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order)
  7. Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
  8. Planaxidae (Family)
  9. Fossarinae (Subfamily)
  10. Fossarus (Genus)
  11. Fossarus insignis (Species)
 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. (1871). Descriptions of new Mollusca from the Eastern regions. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part II, 40 (1): 1-11, plate 1. Calcutta [31 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35630807
page(s): 4-5, pl. 1, figs. 9, 9a [details] 
Type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fossarus insignis G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1471626 on 2025-07-11
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2020-12-16 23:09:13Z
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Auffenberg, Kurt
2022-08-17 17:49:58Z
changed
Dekker, Henk

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original description Nevill, G. & Nevill, H. (1871). Descriptions of new Mollusca from the Eastern regions. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Part II, 40 (1): 1-11, plate 1. Calcutta [31 March]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35630807
page(s): 4-5, pl. 1, figs. 9, 9a [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   


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