MolluscaBase - Meladomus (Lanistes) Montfort, 1810

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Meladomus (Lanistes) Montfort, 1810

AphiaID

843771 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:843771)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Lanistes Montfort, 1810

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Meladomus Swainson, 1840 accepted as Lanistes Montfort, 1810

Original name

Lanistes Montfort, 1810

Direct children (3)

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Species Meladomus (Lanistes) fultoni Kobelt, 1912 accepted as Lanistes fultoni (Kobelt, 1912) (basionym)
Species Meladomus (Lanistes) libycus (Morelet, 1848) accepted as Lanistes libycus (Morelet, 1848)
Species Meladomus (Lanistes) senegalensis Kobelt, 1912 accepted as Lanistes varicus (O. F. Müller, 1774) (junior synonym)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Lanistes Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 122 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Meladomus (Lanistes) Montfort, 1810. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843771 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2015-04-19 08:26:41Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2020-04-20 04:54:29Z

changed

Köhler, Frank

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Lanistes Montfort, 1810) Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): 122 [details]