WoRMS taxon details
Diastoma melanioides (Reeve, 1849)
527561 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527561)
accepted
Species
Mesalia exilis G. B. Sowerby III, 1913 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mesalia melanioides Reeve, 1849 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mesalia melanoides [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Neodiastoma melanioides (Reeve, 1849) · unaccepted
Turritella melanoides (Reeve, 1849) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Mesalia melanioides Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genera <i>Mesalia</i> and <i>Eglisia</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967325
page(s): Pl. 1 (Mesalia), sp. 3 [details]
page(s): Pl. 1 (Mesalia), sp. 3 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Diastoma melanioides (Reeve, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527561 on 2025-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mesalia melanioides Reeve, 1849) Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genera <i>Mesalia</i> and <i>Eglisia</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967325
page(s): Pl. 1 (Mesalia), sp. 3 [details]
original description (of Mesalia exilis G. B. Sowerby III, 1913) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1913). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 8, 12: 233–239, pl. 3. (1 August)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099720
page(s): 236 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 44 [details]
page(s): Pl. 1 (Mesalia), sp. 3 [details]
original description (of Mesalia exilis G. B. Sowerby III, 1913) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1913). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> series 8, 12: 233–239, pl. 3. (1 August)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099720
page(s): 236 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 44 [details]
Other
additional source
Houbrick, R. S. (1981). Anatomy of <i>Diastoma melanioides</i> (Reeve, 1849) with remarks on the systematic position of the family Diastomatidae (Prosobranchia: Gastropoda. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94: 598-621., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34608455 [details]
additional source Darragh, T. A. (2024). A checklist of Australian marine Cenozoic Mollusca. <em>Memoirs of Museum Victoria.</em> 83: 37-206.
page(s): 55 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Darragh, T. A. (2024). A checklist of Australian marine Cenozoic Mollusca. <em>Memoirs of Museum Victoria.</em> 83: 37-206.
page(s): 55 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Mesalia melanioides Reeve, 1849) NHMUK 20140088, verbatimGeounit No locality indicate... [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Mesalia melanioides Reeve, 1849)
To Malacopics (Diastoma melanioides (Reeve, 1849))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Mesalia melanioides Reeve, 1849)
To Malacopics (Diastoma melanioides (Reeve, 1849))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
