Assimania aurifera Preston, 1912 | MANCH.EE.5156 | Mollusca Types in Britain & Ireland
Type Specimen

Assimania aurifera Preston, 1912
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Preston, H. B. 1912. Diagnoses of new species of terrestrial and fluviatile shells from British and German East Africa, with the description of a new genus (Eussoia) from the Eusso Nyiro River, B. E. Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1912(1). pp.183-193. pls 31-32 [191; pl.31; figs.9] [Original Description]
Current name: Assiminea aurifera Preston, 1912 [source: MolluscaBase]
Classification: Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Truncatelloidea : Assimineidae
Type Status: Syntype(s) [Verified - McGhie, 2004 ]
Collection: Manchester Museum (Spence ex Preston)
Catalogue No.: MANCH.EE.5156
No. specimens: 10
Type Locality: Gazi, British East Africa
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References

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Preston, H. B. 1912. Diagnoses of new species of terrestrial and fluviatile shells from British and German East Africa, with the description of a new genus (Eussoia) from the Eusso Nyiro River, B. E. Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1912(1). pp.183-193. pls 31-32 [191; pl.31; figs.9] [Original Description]
McGhie, H. A. 2008. Catalogue of type specimens of molluscs in the collection of The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, UK. ZooKeys. 1. pp.1-46 [7] [Cited]
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