MolluscaBase - Geomelania (Scalatella) E. von Martens, 1860

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Geomelania (Scalatella) E. von Martens, 1860

AphiaID

1057214 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1057214)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Geomelania L. Pfeiffer, 1845

Rank

Subgenus

Type taxon

Cylindrella greyana C. B. Adams, 1850 accepted as Geomelania greyana (C. B. Adams, 1850) (type by original designation)

Parent

Geomelania L. Pfeiffer, 1845

Original name

Cylindrella (Scalatella) E. von Martens, 1860

Synonymised names

Cylindrella (Scalatella) E. von Martens, 1860 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)

Direct children (2)

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Species Geomelania (Scalatella) striosa C. B. Adams, 1850 accepted as Geomelania striosa C. B. Adams, 1850 (unaccepted combination)
Species Geomelania (Scalatella) greyana (C. B. Adams, 1850) represented as Geomelania greyana (C. B. Adams, 1850)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of Cylindrella (Scalatella) E. von Martens, 1860) Albers, J. C. & Martens, E. von. (1860). <i>Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers</i>. Ed. 2. Pp. i-xviii, 1-359. Leipzig: Engelman [original manuscript of Albers edited and published by Martens]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11648540
page(s): XI, 41 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Geomelania (Scalatella) E. von Martens, 1860. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057214 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-02-01 15:20:18Z

created

Bank, Ruud

2019-01-12 08:31:04Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

2021-12-28 01:20:02Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2025-01-14 05:35:57Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

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Sources (2)

original description (of Cylindrella (Scalatella) E. von Martens, 1860) Albers, J. C. & Martens, E. von. (1860). <i>Die Heliceen nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet von Joh. Christ. Albers</i>. Ed. 2. Pp. i-xviii, 1-359. Leipzig: Engelman [original manuscript of Albers edited and published by Martens]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11648540
page(s): XI, 41 [details]

basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent freshwater/brackish Gastropoda of the World. Last update: January 24th, 2018. OpenAccess publication. [details]