MolluscaBase name details
original description
Reeve L.A. (1859-1861). Monograph of the genus <i>Melania</i>. <em>In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals.</em> Vol. 12. L. Reeve & Co., London. Pls 1-59 and unpaginated text. [stated date: 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
Köhler F. & Glaubrecht M. (2001) Toward a systematic revision of the southeast Asian freshwater gastropod <i>Brotia</i> H. Adams, 1866 (Cerithioidea: Pachychylidae): An account of species from around the South China Sea. <i>Journal of Molluscan Studies</i> 67: 281-318. [details]
Lectotype NHMUK 1999049411, geounit Philippines [details]