MolluscaBase - Melanella (Melanella) californica Bartsch, 1917

MolluscaBase name details

Melanella (Melanella) californica Bartsch, 1917

AphiaID

1520656 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1520656)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Hypermastus randolphi (Vanatta, 1900)

Rank

Species

Parent

Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich, 1822 represented as Melanella Bowdich, 1822

Original name

Melanella (Melanella) californica Bartsch, 1917

Environment

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

Original description

Bartsch, P. (1917). A monograph of west American melanellid mollusks. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 53(2207): 295-356, pl. 34-49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7553643
page(s): 313, pl. 37, fig. 1 [details]

Type data

Note Catalina Island, California

Type locality Catalina Island, California [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanella (Melanella) californica Bartsch, 1917. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1520656 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-07-13 16:06:58Z

created

Auffenberg, Kurt

2024-10-19 22:43:17Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Notes (1)

original description Bartsch, P. (1917). A monograph of west American melanellid mollusks. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 53(2207): 295-356, pl. 34-49., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7553643
page(s): 313, pl. 37, fig. 1 [details]

From editor or global species database

Type locality Catalina Island, California [details]