MolluscaBase - Pachymelon (Palomelon) benthicola Dell, 1963

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Pachymelon (Palomelon) benthicola Dell, 1963

To Museum of New Zealand Te Papa (M.016276; Pachymelon benthicolus Dell, 1963; holotype)

AphiaID

850811 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:850811)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (superseded combination)

Accepted name

Alcithoe benthicola (Dell, 1963)

Rank

Species

Parent

Pachymelon (Palomelon) H. J. Finlay, 1926 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Original name

Pachymelon (Palomelon) benthicola Dell, 1963

Environment

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

Original description

Dell, R.K. 1963 Archibenthal Mollusca from northern New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology, 3, 205–216., available online at https://ia802908.us.archive.org/4/items/transactions-royal-society-new-zealand-zoology-3-205-216/transactions-royal-society-new-zealand-zoology-3-205-216.pdf
page(s): 213 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pachymelon (Palomelon) benthicola Dell, 1963. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=850811 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2015-07-10 01:14:11Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2023-11-28 18:49:16Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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[taxonomic tree]

original description Dell, R.K. 1963 Archibenthal Mollusca from northern New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology, 3, 205–216., available online at https://ia802908.us.archive.org/4/items/transactions-royal-society-new-zealand-zoology-3-205-216/transactions-royal-society-new-zealand-zoology-3-205-216.pdf
page(s): 213 [details]

To Museum of New Zealand Te Papa (M.016276; Pachymelon benthicolus Dell, 1963; holotype)

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To Museum of New Zealand Te Papa (M.016276; Pachymelon benthicolus Dell, 1963; holotype)

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