Opeas angustior Preston, 1911

Syntype(s)

Current name:	Streptostele angustior Preston, 1911 [source: Verdcourt, 2006]
Classification:	Gastropoda : Stylommatophora (clade) : Achatinoidea : Streptaxidae

Type Status:	Syntype(s) [Verified - McGhie, 2004 ]
Collection:	Manchester Museum (Spence ex Preston)
Catalogue No.:	MANCH.EE.5536
No. specimens:	5
Type Locality:	Between Rumruti and Mount Kenia, British East Africa.
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References

References are listed in chronological order. References containing the "Original Description" or "Type Designation" of Opeas angustior Preston, 1911 are highlighted in red.

Preston, H. B. 1911. Descriptions of thirty six new species of land and freshwater shells from British East Africa, chiefly from Mount Kenia and the neighbouring district. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8(8). pp.463-476. pls 11-12 [475; pl.12; figs.33] []

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 [6] [Cited]

Specimen Data

Point Locality:	Between Rumruti and Mount Kenia, British East Africa.
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Manchester Museum
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Opeas angustior Preston, 1911 Syntype(s)

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Opeas angustior Preston, 1911

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