original description(ofMelania hastata J. G. Anthony, 1854)Anthony, J.G. (1854). Descriptions of new fluviatile shells of the genus <i>Melania</i> Lam., from the western states of North America. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 6: 80-130, plates 1-3., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16023670 page(s): 85, pl. 2, fig. 3 [details]