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Melampus ornatus Mousson, 1871
1605046 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1605046)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum (original name)
Species
Mousson, A. (1871). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Tonga, d'après les envois de M. le docteur Ed. Graeffe. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 19(1): 5-33. [4 August 1871]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15136026
page(s): 21, pl. 3, fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 21, pl. 3, fig. 7 [details]
Holotype ZMZ 519495.
, Type locality contained in Tonga Islands , Note Kingdom of Tonga, “Tongatabou” (Graeffe; 1...
Holotype ZMZ 519495. [details]
type locality contained in Tonga Islands [details]
Type locality Kingdom of Tonga, “Tongatabou” (Graeffe; 1 ex.) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melampus ornatus Mousson, 1871. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1605046 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Mousson, A. (1871). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Tonga, d'après les envois de M. le docteur Ed. Graeffe. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 19(1): 5-33. [4 August 1871]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15136026
page(s): 21, pl. 3, fig. 7 [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): 111, Plate 13, Fig. 10 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 21, pl. 3, fig. 7 [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): 111, Plate 13, Fig. 10 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMZ 519495. [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Kingdom of Tonga, “Tongatabou” (Graeffe; 1 ex.) [details]
