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Traits name details

Melania distorta Defrance, 1823 †

AphiaID

1573745 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1573745)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted Name

Melanella distorta (Defrance, 1823) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798

Orig. name

Melania distorta Defrance, 1823 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Defrance [J.L.M.]. (1823). Mélanie (foss.) pp. 465-471, in: <i>Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles</i> (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 29. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25299142
page(s): 468 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Melania distorta Defrance, 1823 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1573745 on 2024-05-04

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Melania distorta Defrance, 1823 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1573745 on 2024-05-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-03-31 08:44:10Z

created

Gofas, Serge

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Attributes (1)

original description Defrance [J.L.M.]. (1823). Mélanie (foss.) pp. 465-471, in: <i>Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles</i> (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 29. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25299142
page(s): 468 [details]

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