MolluscaBase - Melanatria vitiensis Ladd, 1972 †

MolluscaBase name details

Melanatria vitiensis Ladd, 1972 †

AphiaID

1618767 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1618767)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Faunus vitiensis (Ladd, 1972) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Melanatria Bowdich, 1822 accepted as Faunus Montfort, 1810

Original name

Melanatria vitiensis Ladd, 1972 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Ladd, H. S. (1972). Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Turritellidae through Strombidae). <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 532: i–iv, 1–79, pls. 1–20., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp532
page(s): 21 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanatria vitiensis Ladd, 1972 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1618767 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-01-02 03:36:24Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2023-08-16 09:02:30Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Ladd, H. S. (1972). Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Turritellidae through Strombidae). <em>United States Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 532: i–iv, 1–79, pls. 1–20., available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/pp532
page(s): 21 [details]