Pachychilus saussurei

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Pachychilus (Oxymelania) schiedeanus strebelianus
Fischer & Crosse 1892
Melania saussurei (Brot?). Strebel 1873; Beitrag. Mex. Land- und
Süssw.-Conch. I:36; 43, 43a.
Pachychilus schiedeanus var. strebelianus Fischer & Crosse 1892;
Miss. Sci. Mex. II:396.
Pachychilus schiedeanus var. strebelianus Fischer & Crosse. Von
Martens 1899; Biol. Cent. Amer.: 462.
Type Locality.—Streams of Palpoala, close to Misantla,
Veracruz; México.
Distribution.—VERACRUZ: known only from the
vicinity of the type locality.
Pachychilus (Oxymelania) saussurei (Brot 1874)
Melania saussurei Brot; 1860; in Rev. Zoology:264; pl. 17, fig.
11.- Brot 1874; in Martini & Chemnitz, Syst. Conch. Cab.
(Melaniaceen):43; pl. 5, fig. 7.
Pachychilus saussurei (Brot). Fischer & Crosse 1892; Miss. Sci.

Mex. II:368.- Von Martens 1899; Biol. Cent. Amer.:462.
Type Locality.—Swamps in the woods bordering the
Rio Grande, between Tampico and México. This Rio Grande
runs into the Lagoon of Meztitlán. The road from Tampico
to México City crosses the river between Zacualtipán and
Atotonilco, Hidalgo (Von Martens 1899).
Distribution.—Known only from the type locality.
Apparently this species is extinct. Attempts by the author to
locate populations in 2000 were unsuccessful.

Source: AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
THE LAND AND FRESHWATER SNAILS OF MÉXICO AND
CENTRAL AMERICA
Fred G. Thompson

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Dec 15, 2014 21:58:14 GMT Melanie said:

Source: AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
THE LAND AND FRESHWATER SNAILS OF MÉXICO AND
CENTRAL AMERICA
Fred G. Thompson

Thompson, Fred G. (2011). An annotated checklist and bibliography of the land and freshwater snails of México and Central America. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 50(1): 1-299.