Marine Species Traits - Helix (Leptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1852

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Helix (Leptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1852

AphiaID

1447100 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1447100)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Leptaxis R. T. Lowe, 1852

Rank

Subgenus

Typetaxon

Helix (Leptaxis) membranacea R. T. Lowe, 1852 accepted as Leptaxis membranacea (R. T. Lowe, 1852) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Helix Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Helix (Leptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1852

Direct children (9)

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Species Helix (Leptaxis) digna Mousson, 1872 † accepted as Hemicycla digna (Mousson, 1872) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Helix (Leptaxis) erubescens R. T. Lowe, 1831 accepted as Leptaxis simia (A. Férussac, 1832) (name preoccupied; non Helix erubescens Solander, 1786)
Species Helix (Leptaxis) fluctuosa R. T. Lowe, 1852 † accepted as Leptaxis fluctuosa (R. T. Lowe, 1852) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Helix (Leptaxis) hyaena R. T. Lowe, 1852 accepted as Leptaxis simia hyaena (R. T. Lowe, 1852) (basionym)
Species Helix (Leptaxis) leonina R. T. Lowe, 1852 accepted as Leptaxis groviana leonina (R. T. Lowe, 1852) (basionym)
Species Helix (Leptaxis) membranacea R. T. Lowe, 1852 accepted as Leptaxis membranacea (R. T. Lowe, 1852) (original combination)
Species Helix (Leptaxis) psammophora R. T. Lowe, 1852 † accepted as Leptaxis psammophora (R. T. Lowe, 1852) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Helix (Leptaxis) vulcania R. T. Lowe, 1852 accepted as Leptaxis groviana vulcania (R. T. Lowe, 1852) (basionym)
Species Helix (Leptaxis) craticulata C. T. Lowe, 1852 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Lowe, R. T. (1852). Brief diagnostic notices of new Maderan land shells. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 9 (50): 112-120; (2) 9 (52): 275-279. London [1 February; 1 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2362893
page(s): 112 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helix (Leptaxis) R. T. Lowe, 1852. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1447100 on 2024-07-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-07-10 11:15:58Z

created

Neubert, Eike

2020-07-13 06:28:13Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Lowe, R. T. (1852). Brief diagnostic notices of new Maderan land shells. <em>The Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2) 9 (50): 112-120; (2) 9 (52): 275-279. London [1 February; 1 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2362893
page(s): 112 [details]