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Melania samoensis var. languida Mousson, 1869
1305628 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1305628)
unaccepted > superseded combination (original name)
Variety
Melania samoensis Reeve, 1859 accepted as Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847 accepted as Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847)
Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 17(4): 323-390, pls 14-15. [23 Oct. 1869]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 366 [details]
page(s): 366 [details]
Note "Polynesia, Samoan Islands, “Upolu et...
Type locality "Polynesia, Samoan Islands, “Upolu et Tutuila” (Graeffe)" [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania samoensis var. languida Mousson, 1869. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1305628 on 2025-09-10
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Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 17(4): 323-390, pls 14-15. [23 Oct. 1869]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 366 [details]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 90, Plate 2, Fig. 6 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 366 [details]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 90, Plate 2, Fig. 6 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype ZMZ 522746 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 522747 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 522748 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 522749 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 522750 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 522751 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 522753 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality "Polynesia, Samoan Islands, “Upolu et Tutuila” (Graeffe)" [details]
