MolluscaBase name details
original description
(of Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799) Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626
page(s): 75 [details]
basis of record
ICZN. (1957). Opinion 495. Designation under the plenary powers of a type species in harmony with accustomed usage for the nominal genus “<i>Unio</i>” Philippson, 1788 (class Pelecypoda) and validation under the same powers of the family-group name “Margaritiferidae” Haas, 1940. <em>Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 17: 289-322., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34651834 [details]