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Pachychilus gemellus (Reeve, 1859)
1558024 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1558024)
accepted
Species
Melania conica A. d'Orbigny, 1842 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Melania conica Say, 1821, Melania gemella is a replacement name
Melania gemella Reeve, 1859 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pachychilus conicus (A. d'Orbigny, 1842) · unaccepted (invalid; based on preoccupied...)
invalid; based on preoccupied original name
(of Melania gemella Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L. A. (1859-1861). Monograph of the genus <i>Melania</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 12, pls 1-59 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, June 1861; pls 2-9, November 1859; pls 10-17, December 1859; pls 18-25, 28-29, January 1860; pls 26-27, 30, February 1860; pls 31-33, May 1860; pls 34-45, September 1860; pls 46-47, November 1860; pls 48-49, December 1860, pls 50-51, March 1861; pls 52-53, April 1861; pls 54-59, May 1861]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11125701
page(s): pl. 14, fig. 91; note: nom. nov. pro Melania conica d'Orbigny not Say [details]
page(s): pl. 14, fig. 91; note: nom. nov. pro Melania conica d'Orbigny not Say [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pachychilus gemellus (Reeve, 1859). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1558024 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Melania conica A. d'Orbigny, 1842) Orbigny, A. d'. (1841-1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). <i>Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba</i>. Arthus Bertrand, Paris. Vol 1: 1-264 [pp. 1-208, pls 1-8, 4bis [1841]; 209-264 [1842]; Vol. 2: 1-380 [pp. 1-112, pls 9-19 [1842]; 113-380, pls 20-28 [1853]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/138987
page(s): 2: 12, pl. 10 fig. 20 [details]
original description (of Melania gemella Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L. A. (1859-1861). Monograph of the genus <i>Melania</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 12, pls 1-59 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, June 1861; pls 2-9, November 1859; pls 10-17, December 1859; pls 18-25, 28-29, January 1860; pls 26-27, 30, February 1860; pls 31-33, May 1860; pls 34-45, September 1860; pls 46-47, November 1860; pls 48-49, December 1860, pls 50-51, March 1861; pls 52-53, April 1861; pls 54-59, May 1861]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11125701
page(s): pl. 14, fig. 91; note: nom. nov. pro Melania conica d'Orbigny not Say [details]
page(s): 2: 12, pl. 10 fig. 20 [details]
original description (of Melania gemella Reeve, 1859) Reeve, L. A. (1859-1861). Monograph of the genus <i>Melania</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 12, pls 1-59 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, June 1861; pls 2-9, November 1859; pls 10-17, December 1859; pls 18-25, 28-29, January 1860; pls 26-27, 30, February 1860; pls 31-33, May 1860; pls 34-45, September 1860; pls 46-47, November 1860; pls 48-49, December 1860, pls 50-51, March 1861; pls 52-53, April 1861; pls 54-59, May 1861]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11125701
page(s): pl. 14, fig. 91; note: nom. nov. pro Melania conica d'Orbigny not Say [details]
