original description
(of Melania escheri Merian, 1849 †) Merian, P. (1849). Ueber die im Süsswasserkalke der Umgebungen von Mülhausen aufgefundenen Schalenthiere. <em>Bericht über die Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel.</em> 8: 33-35., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33655786
page(s): 34 [details]
basis of record
Wenz, W. (1923-1930). Fossilium Catalogus I: Animalia. Gastropoda extramarina tertiaria. W. Junk, Berlin. Vol. I: 1-352 pp. (1923), Vol. II: 353-736 pp. (1923), Vol. III: 737-1068 pp. (1923), Vol. IV: 1069-1420 pp. (1923), Vol. V: 1421-1734 pp. (1923), Vol. VI: 1735-1862 pp. (1923), Vol. VII: 1863-2230 pp. (1926), Vol. VIII: 2231-2502 pp. (1928), Vol. IX: 2503-2886 pp. (1929), Vol. X: 2887-3014 pp. (1929), Vol. XI: 3015-3387 pp. (1930)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/61839#/summary
page(s): 2579 [details]
source of synonymy
Kadolsky, D. (1995). Stratigraphie und Molluskenfaunen von 'Landschneckenkalk' und 'Cerithienschichten' im Mainzer Becken (Oberoligozän bis Untermiozän?), 2: Revision der aquatischen Mollusken des Landschneckenkalkes. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 124, 1-55.
page(s): 37 [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy
Kowalke, T. (2004). Evolution of the Pachychilidae Troschel, 1857 (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea) - from the Tethys to modern tropical rivers. Zitteliana. A 44, 41-50.
page(s): 45 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Authority Authorship usually referred to as "Brongniart in Cuvier & Brongniart, 1822", but the name is not available from that publication (nomen nudum). The name also appeared as nomen nudum in several other publications until Merian (1849) provided the first description of the species. [details]