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Melania Lamarck, 1799

205560  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205560)

 unaccepted (objective synonym of Thiara)
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  1. Species Melania bulimus Scacchi, 1835 accepted as Odostomia plicata (Montagu, 1803) (synonym)
  2. Species Melania cambessedesii Payraudeau, 1826 accepted as Eulima glabra (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
  3. Species Melania campanellae R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Chemnitzia campanellae (R. A. Philippi, 1836) accepted as Turbonilla lactea (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  4. Species Melania donovani Forbes, 1838 accepted as Eulima glabra (da Costa, 1778) (synonym)
  5. Species Melania pallida R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Pyrgostylus striatulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  6. Species Melania rufa R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Pyrgiscus rufus (R. A. Philippi, 1836) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  7. Species Melania scalaris R. A. Philippi, 1836 accepted as Pyrgiscus jeffreysii (Jeffreys, 1848) (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Melania scalaris Spix, 1827 and M. scalaris Sowerby, 1829)
  8. Species Melania scillae Scacchi, 1835 † accepted as Eulimella scillae (Scacchi, 1835) (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 75 [details]   
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melania Lamarck, 1799. 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=205560 on 2024-03-29
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024). European Register of Marine Species. Melania Lamarck, 1799. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205560 on 2024-03-29
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2000-10-10 09:09:28Z
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original description Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 75 [details]   

basis of record Benson, W. H. (1830). Description of the animal of <i>Melania</i>, a genus of fluviatile Testacea; with remarks on its habits, and the characters of five species inhabiting the fresh waters of the Gangetic provinces. <em>Gleanings in Science.</em> 2: 21-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51583203 [details]   
 
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