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Megastropha  Walker, 1917
Taxonomic Serial No.: 181119

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Helisoma Swainson, 1840
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - unavailable, literature misspelling   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown   
  Latest Record Review: 2020   
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Paul V. Scott  
  Notes: Senior Associate Curator, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, USA   
  Reference for: Megastropha    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Megastropha   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Burch, J. B.  
  Publication Date: 1989   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: North American Freshwater Snails   
  Page(s): 365   
  Publisher: Malacological Publications   
  Publication Place: Hamburg, Michigan, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Megastropha   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Hemming, Francis, ed.  
  Publication Date: 1956   
  Article/Chapter Title: Opinion 432. Rejection, as an unpublished proof, of the paper by Binney (W. G.), dated "9th December 1863" and entitled "Synopsis of the species of air-breathing mollusks of North America" (confirmation of ruling given in "Opinion" 87) and validation unde   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 14, no. 16   
  Page(s): 373-392   
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  Publication Place:    
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  Notes: Available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34678068   
  Reference for: Megastropha   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: Megastropha Walker 1917 is a misspelling of Megasystorpha Lea, 1864, a nom. rej. (ICZN Opinion 432 (1956))  
 

 

    

 
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