Marine Species Traits - Oestophora maroccana (Morelet, 1876)

AphiaID

1468842 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1468842)

Classification

Biota
Animalia (Kingdom)
Mollusca (Phylum)
Gastropoda (Class)
Heterobranchia (Subclass)
Euthyneura (Infraclass)
Tectipleura (Subterclass)
Eupulmonata (Superorder)
Stylommatophora (Order)
Helicina (Suborder)
Helicoidei (Infraorder)
Helicoidea (Superfamily)
Trissexodontidae (Family)
Trissexodontinae (Subfamily)
Oestophorini (Tribe)
Oestophora (Genus)
Oestophora maroccana (Species)

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Oestophora P. Hesse, 1907

Original name

Helix maroccana Morelet, 1876

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of ) Morelet, A. (1876). Description de trois Hélices du Maroc. Journal de Conchyliologie, 24: 374-376. Paris.
page(s): 375, pl. 2 fig. 3 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Oestophora maroccana (Morelet, 1876). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1468842 on 2026-07-14

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Oestophora maroccana (Morelet, 1876). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1468842 on 2026-07-14

Taxonomic edit history

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Neubert, Eike

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Traits taxon details

Oestophora maroccana (Morelet, 1876)