MolluscaBase - Melaniidae Children, 1823

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Melaniidae Children, 1823

AphiaID

571590 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:571590)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Thiaridae Gill, 1871 (1823)

Rank

Family

Parent

Cerithioidea J. Fleming, 1822

Direct children (3)

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Subfamily Amphimelaniinae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1891 accepted as Amphimelaniidae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1891 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subfamily Pachychilinae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1892 accepted as Pachychilidae P. Fischer & Crosse, 1892 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
Subfamily Philopotamididae Stache, 1889 accepted as Paludominae Stoliczka, 1868

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melaniidae Children, 1823. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571590 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-05-05 18:31:09Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

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basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors

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Introduced: alien

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