MolluscaBase - Crassatellites (Scambula) melinus (Conrad, 1832) †

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Crassatellites (Scambula) melinus (Conrad, 1832) †

AphiaID

1671813 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1671813)

Classification

Status

uncertain > unassessed

Rank

Species

Parent

Crassatellites (Scambula) Conrad, 1869 accepted as Scambula Conrad, 1869

Original name

Crassatella melina Conrad, 1832 †

Synonymised names

Crassatella melina Conrad, 1832 † · unaccepted > superseded combination

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Variety Crassatellites (Scambula) melinus var. meridionalis Dall, 1903 † accepted as Crassatellites (Crassatellites) meridionalis Dall, 1903 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Crassatella melina Conrad, 1832 †) Conrad, T. A. (1832-1833). Fossil shells of the Tertiary formations of North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. Philadelphia: Judah Dobson, W. P. Gibbons, Printer. Vol. 1(1): pp. [i]-viii + 9-20, pls 1-6 [1832]; Vol. 1(2): pp. 21-28, pls 7-14 [December 1832]; Vol. 1(3): pp. 29-38, no plates [August 1833]; Vol. 1(4): pp. 39-46, pls 15-20. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23521363
page(s): 23-24, pl. 9, fig. 2 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in New Jersey

type locality contained in New Jersey [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Crassatellites (Scambula) melinus (Conrad, 1832) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1671813 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

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2023-07-30 16:14:32Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

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Documented distribution (1)

original description (of Crassatella melina Conrad, 1832 †) Conrad, T. A. (1832-1833). Fossil shells of the Tertiary formations of North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. Philadelphia: Judah Dobson, W. P. Gibbons, Printer. Vol. 1(1): pp. [i]-viii + 9-20, pls 1-6 [1832]; Vol. 1(2): pp. 21-28, pls 7-14 [December 1832]; Vol. 1(3): pp. 29-38, no plates [August 1833]; Vol. 1(4): pp. 39-46, pls 15-20. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23521363
page(s): 23-24, pl. 9, fig. 2 [details]

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Introduced: alien

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