MolluscaBase taxon details
Marinula parva (Swainson, 1855)
760799 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:760799)
accepted
Species
Alexia harrissoni C. E. Beddome, 1883 · unaccepted
Cremnobates parva Swainson, 1855 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Variety Marinula parva var. striata Odhner, 1924 accepted as Marinula striata Odhner, 1924
brackish, terrestrial
(of Cremnobates parva Swainson, 1855) Swainson, W. (1855). On the characters of the several amphibious volutes allied to the genus <i>Melampus</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land.</em> 3: 42-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32527035
page(s): 44 [details]
page(s): 44 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Marinula parva (Swainson, 1855). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=760799 on 2026-08-23
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original description
(of Alexia harrissoni C. E. Beddome, 1883) Beddome, C. E. (1883). Description of some marine shells of Tasmania. <em>Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.</em> 1882: 167-170. [details] 
original description (of Cremnobates parva Swainson, 1855) Swainson, W. (1855). On the characters of the several amphibious volutes allied to the genus <i>Melampus</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land.</em> 3: 42-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32527035
page(s): 44 [details]
basis of record Connolly, M. (1915). Notes on South African Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 13: 99-178, pls 2-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13005746
page(s): 114 [details]
additional source Smith, B. J. (1992). Non-marine Mollusca. In: Houston W.W.K. (ed.) <i>Zoological Catalogue of Australia</i>, volume 8. xii + 405 pp. [details]
original description (of Cremnobates parva Swainson, 1855) Swainson, W. (1855). On the characters of the several amphibious volutes allied to the genus <i>Melampus</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land.</em> 3: 42-46., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32527035
page(s): 44 [details]
basis of record Connolly, M. (1915). Notes on South African Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 13: 99-178, pls 2-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13005746
page(s): 114 [details]
additional source Smith, B. J. (1992). Non-marine Mollusca. In: Houston W.W.K. (ed.) <i>Zoological Catalogue of Australia</i>, volume 8. xii + 405 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
