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Mamillaria lactea Swainson, 1840

AphiaID

1774168 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1774168)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Polinices peselephanti (Link, 1807)

Rank

Species

Parent

Mamillaria Swainson, 1840 accepted as Polinices Montfort, 1810

Original name

Mamillaria lactea Swainson, 1840

Environment

marine

Original description

Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 345 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mamillaria lactea Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1774168 on 2026-08-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2024-10-07 18:29:04Z

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Dekker, Henk

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Nomenclature

original description Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 345 [details]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Cailliez, J.-C. M. (1992). Index for Naticidae studies. Privately published by J.-C. M. Calliez, Meyrin, Switserland. pp. i-viii, 19 unnumbered pages, A1-A8. [details] Available for editors

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