MolluscaBase - Xerocerastus (Xerocerastus) hottentotus (J. E. Gray, 1838)

MolluscaBase name details

Xerocerastus (Xerocerastus) hottentotus (J. E. Gray, 1838)

AphiaID

1612233 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1612233)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted Name

Namibiella hottentota (J. E. Gray, 1838)

Rank

Species

Parent

Xerocerastus (Xerocerastus) Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1902 accepted as Xerocerastus Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1902

Original name

Bulimus hottentota J. E. Gray, 1838

Environment

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

Original description

(of Bulimus hottentota J. E. Gray, 1838) Gray, J. E. (1838). Pp. 268-269, in: Alexander, J.E. An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa, through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans, and Hill Damaras. Henry Colburn, London. Appendix 1 in Volume 2.
page(s): 269. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Xerocerastus (Xerocerastus) hottentotus (J. E. Gray, 1838). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1612233 on 2025-03-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-11-27 09:05:17Z

created

Herbert, David

2024-12-28 17:09:05Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Sources (2)

original description (of Bulimus hottentota J. E. Gray, 1838) Gray, J. E. (1838). Pp. 268-269, in: Alexander, J.E. An expedition of discovery into the interior of Africa, through the hitherto undescribed countries of the Great Namaquas, Boschmans, and Hill Damaras. Henry Colburn, London. Appendix 1 in Volume 2.
page(s): 269. [details]

basis of record Zilch, A. (1939). Landschnecken aus Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika. Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 71: 216–253.
page(s): 225. [details] Available for editors

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