MolluscaBase - Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847)

WoRMS taxon details

Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847)

AphiaID

1305609 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1305609)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Stenomelania P. Fischer, 1885

Original name

Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847

Synonymised names

Melania bifasciata Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Melania bifasciata var. picea Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847 · unaccepted

Melania lutosa var. crassiuscula Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Melania lutosa var. graeffei Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original name)

Melania lutosa var. interposita Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original name)

Melania lutosa var. levis Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original name)

Melania samoensis Reeve, 1859 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Melania samoensis var. exposita Mousson, 1870 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Melania samoensis var. inserta Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original name)

Melania vainafa A. Gould, 1847 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Melania vainafa var. nigra Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original name)

Melanoides (Stenomelania) lutosa (A. Gould, 1847) · unaccepted

Melanoides (Stenomelania) lutosa languida (Mousson, 1869) · alternative representation

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Subspecies Stenomelania lutosa languida (Mousson, 1869)
Subspecies Stenomelania lutosa lutosa (A. Gould, 1847)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847) Gould, A. A. (1847). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 196-198, 200-203, 204-208 [March]; 209, 210-212, 214-215, 222-224 [June]; 225, 237-239 [July]; 251-252 [December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490880
page(s): 223. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Samoa, Upolu

type locality contained in Samoa (origin: native) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
type locality contained in Upolu [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1305609 on 2025-06-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-10-21 02:32:34Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2021-06-24 00:14:11Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Nomenclature

original description (of Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847) Gould, A. A. (1847). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 196-198, 200-203, 204-208 [March]; 209, 210-212, 214-215, 222-224 [June]; 225, 237-239 [July]; 251-252 [December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490880
page(s): 223. [details]

original description (of Melania bifasciata Mousson, 1869) Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. Journal de Conchyliologie. 17(4): 323-390, pls 14-15. [23 Oct. 1869]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 364, pl. 15 fig. 3 [details]

original description (of Melania lutosa var. crassiuscula Mousson, 1869) Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. Journal de Conchyliologie. 17(4): 323-390, pls 14-15. [23 Oct. 1869]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 362 [details]

original description (of Melania lutosa var. graeffei Mousson, 1869) Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. Journal de Conchyliologie. 17(4): 323-390, pls 14-15. [23 Oct. 1869]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 362–363 [details]

original description (of Melania samoensis Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L. A. (1859-1861). Monograph of the genus Melania. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 12, pls 1-59 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, June 1861; pls 2-9, November 1859; pls 10-17, December 1859; pls 18-25, 28-29, January 1860; pls 26-27, 30, February 1860; pls 31-33, May 1860; pls 34-45, September 1860; pls 46-47, November 1860; pls 48-49, December 1860, pls 50-51, March 1861; pls 52-53, April 1861; pls 54-59, May 1861]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11125701 [details]

original description (of Melania samoensis var. inserta Mousson, 1869) Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. Journal de Conchyliologie. 17(4): 323-390, pls 14-15. [23 Oct. 1869]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 365–366 [details]

original description (of Melania lutosa var. interposita Mousson, 1869) Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. Journal de Conchyliologie. 17(4): 323-390, pls 14-15. [23 Oct. 1869]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 363 [details]

original description (of Melania lutosa var. levis Mousson, 1869) Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. Journal de Conchyliologie. 17(4): 323-390, pls 14-15. [23 Oct. 1869]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 361 [details]

original description (of Melania vainafa A. Gould, 1847) Gould, A. A. (1847). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 196-198, 200-203, 204-208 [March]; 209, 210-212, 214-215, 222-224 [June]; 225, 237-239 [July]; 251-252 [December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490880
page(s): 225. [details]

original description (of Melania vainafa var. nigra Mousson, 1869) Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. Journal de Conchyliologie. 17(4): 323-390, pls 14-15. [23 Oct. 1869]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 367 [details]

original description (of Melania samoensis var. exposita Mousson, 1870) Mousson, A. (1870). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Viti, d'après les envois de M. le Dr. Edouard Graeffe. Journal de Conchyliologie, 18: 179-236. Paris., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15160598
page(s): 207–208 [details]

original description (of Melania bifasciata var. picea Mousson, 1869) Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. Journal de Conchyliologie. 17(4): 323-390, pls 14-15. [23 Oct. 1869]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 364–365 [details]