MolluscaBase name details
Melania ventricosa J. Moricand, 1856
1396195 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1396195)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
Moricand, J. (1856). Description de quelques nouvelles espèces de coquilles du Pérou. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 5: 175-181., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862234
page(s): 175, pl. 6, fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 175, pl. 6, fig. 6 [details]
Type locality contained in Amazon River
type locality contained in Amazon River [details]
Homonymy Invalid: junior homonym of Melania ventricosa Serres, 1829
Homonymy Invalid: junior homonym of Melania ventricosa Serres, 1829 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania ventricosa J. Moricand, 1856. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1396195 on 2025-09-11
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Moricand, J. (1856). Description de quelques nouvelles espèces de coquilles du Pérou. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 5: 175-181., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15862234
page(s): 175, pl. 6, fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 175, pl. 6, fig. 6 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Homonymy Invalid: junior homonym of Melania ventricosa Serres, 1829 [details]
