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Melanoides psorica (Morelet, 1864)
1060075 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1060075)
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Melania psorica Morelet, 1864 · unaccepted (original combination)
(of Melania psorica Morelet, 1864) Morelet, A. (1864). Description de coquilles inédites. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 12 (3): 155-159; 286-290., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055368
page(s): 287 [details]
page(s): 287 [details]
Type locality contained in Madagascar
type locality contained in Madagascar [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melanoides psorica (Morelet, 1864). Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060075 on 2025-09-10
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(of Melania psorica Morelet, 1864) Morelet, A. (1864). Description de coquilles inédites. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 12 (3): 155-159; 286-290., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055368
page(s): 287 [details]
basis of record Brown, D. S. (1980). Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance. Taylor & Francis, London. 1-487.
page(s): 92 [details]
additional source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
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page(s): 287 [details]
basis of record Brown, D. S. (1980). Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance. Taylor & Francis, London. 1-487.
page(s): 92 [details]
additional source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 397 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To NHMUK collection (Melania psorica Morelet, 1864; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:7761672) (from synonym Melania psorica Morelet, 1864)
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Hosted externally, from synonym
