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Melania samoensis Reeve, 1859
1305622 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1305622)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
- Variety Melania samoensis var. exposita Mousson, 1870 accepted as Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Variety Melania samoensis var. inserta Mousson, 1869 accepted as Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847 accepted as Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, original name)
- Variety Melania samoensis var. languida Mousson, 1869 accepted as Stenomelania lutosa languida (Mousson, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original name)
Reeve, L. A. (1859-1861). Monograph of the genus <i>Melania</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, 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]
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Reeve, L. A. (1859-1861). Monograph of the genus <i>Melania</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, 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]
source of synonymy Cowie, R. H. (1998). Catalog of the nonmarine snails and slugs of the Samoan Islands. <i>Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology</i>. 3: 1-122.
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source of synonymy Cowie, R. H. (1998). Catalog of the nonmarine snails and slugs of the Samoan Islands. <i>Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology</i>. 3: 1-122.
page(s): 36 [details] Available for editors
[request]