original description(ofMelania (Chemnitzia) d'Orbigny, 1840)Orbigny, A. d'. (1836-1842). <i>Mollusques, Echinodermes, Foraminiferes et Polypiers, recueillis aux Iles Canaries par MM. Webb et Berthelot. Mollusques</i>. - In: Webb, P.B. & Berthelot, S. (eds.): <i>Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries</i>. Tome II. Partie 2. Zoologie. Livr. 9: pl. 1 (1836); livr. 14: pl. 2 (1836); livr. 41: 1-24 (1839); livr. 42: 25-48 (1839); livr. 43: 49-72 (1839); livr. 45: 73-104 (1840); livr. 46: 105-117 (1840); livr. 49: pl. 4-5 (1840); livr. 62: pl. 7 (1842); livr. 63: pl. 3 (1842); livr. 65: pl. 6, 7B (1842). Paris. [See also Gray (1854) and Stearn (1937)]., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41308382 page(s): 77 [details]
basis of recordLandau B.M. & LaFollette P.I. (2015). The Pyramidellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Miocene Cantaure Formation of Venezuela. <em>Cainozoic Research.</em> 15(1-2): 13-54. note: genus treated as valid [details] Available for editors [request]
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