Moussonia is a genus of land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod molluscs in the family Diplommatinidae.[1]

Moussonia
Shell of Moussonia acuta (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Cyclophoroidea
Family: Diplommatinidae
Genus: Moussonia
O. Semper, 1865
Type species
Pupa problematica
Mousson, 1865
Synonyms[1]

Diplommatina (Moussonia) O. Semper, 1865

Species

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Species within the genus Moussonia include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Moussonia apicina Gredler, 1885: synonym of Diplommatina apicina (Gredler, 1885) (original combination)
  • Moussonia paxillus Gredler, 1881: synonym of Diplommatina paxillus paxillus (Gredler, 1881) (original combination)
  • Moussonia typica O. Semper, 1865: synonym of Moussonia problematica (Mousson, 1865) (unnecessary substitute name)

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Moussonia O. Semper, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995227 on 2021-08-19
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