MolluscaBase - Melania lutosa var. graeffei Mousson, 1869

WoRMS name details

Melania lutosa var. graeffei Mousson, 1869

AphiaID

1305621 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1305621)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination (original name)

Accepted name

Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847)

Rank

Variety

Parent

Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847 accepted as Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847)

Environment

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

Original description

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]

Type data

Note Samoan Islands, “Upolu”; Republic of Fiji,...

Type locality Samoan Islands, “Upolu”; Republic of Fiji, “îles Viti” (Graeffe). [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania lutosa var. graeffei Mousson, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1305621 on 2025-06-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-10-21 02:32:34Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2024-08-11 10:23:28Z

changed

Neubert, Eike

Licensing

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

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Nomenclature

original description 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]

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Cowie, R. H. (1998). Catalog of the nonmarine snails and slugs of the Samoan Islands. Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology. 3: 1-122.
page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors

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Identification resource

identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. Vita Malacologica. 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 72, Plate 2, Fig. 24 [details] Available for editors

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Syntype ZMZ 522673 [details]

Syntype ZMZ 522674 [details]

Syntype ZMZ 522676 [details]

Syntype ZMZ 522678 [details]

Syntype ZMZ 522683 [details]

From editor or global species database

Type locality Samoan Islands, “Upolu”; Republic of Fiji, “îles Viti” (Graeffe). [details]