MolluscaBase - Mesomiltha Chavan, 1938 †

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Mesomiltha Chavan, 1938 †

AphiaID

1245407 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1245407)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Lucina pulchra Zittel & Goubert, 1861 † accepted as Mesomiltha pulchra (Zittel & Goubert, 1861) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Lucinidae incertae sedis

Synonymised names

Cavilucina (Mesomiltha) Chavan, 1938 † · unaccepted > superseded combination

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Species Mesomiltha amranica Freneix, 1972 †
Species Mesomiltha biscathorpensis S. R. A. Kelly, 1992 †
Species Mesomiltha pulchra (Zittel & Goubert, 1861) †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Chavan A. (1938). Essai critique de classification des lucines. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 82(1): 59-97; 82(2):105-130; 82(3): 215-241.
page(s): 82 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mesomiltha Chavan, 1938 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1245407 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-04-07 12:42:59Z

created

Schneider, Simon

2021-05-02 07:36:23Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Chavan A. (1938). Essai critique de classification des lucines. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 82(1): 59-97; 82(2):105-130; 82(3): 215-241.
page(s): 82 [details]