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Helix afra
Gmelin, 1791
AphiaID
748876
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:748876)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Heterobranchia
Euthyneura
Tectipleura
Eupulmonata
Stylommatophora
Helicina
Helicoidei
Helicoidea
Helicidae
Helicinae
Helicini
Helix
Helix afra
Status
unaccepted
(synonym)
Accepted name
Pedipes pedipes
(Bruguière, 1789)
Rank
Species
Parent
Helix
Linnaeus, 1758
Original name
Helix afra
Gmelin, 1791
Environment
marine
Original description
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910.
,
available online at
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3651
[details]
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase.
Helix afra
Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=748876 on 2026-05-02
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Helix afra
Gmelin, 1791. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=748876 on 2026-05-02
Taxonomic edit history
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original description
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910.
,
available online at
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3651
[details]
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