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Melania bifasciata Mousson, 1869
1305613 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1305613)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
- Variety Melania bifasciata var. picea Mousson, 1869 accepted as Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 17: 323-390., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 364, pl. 15 fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 364, pl. 15 fig. 3 [details]
Note Polynesia, Samoan Islands, “Upolu, à Uafata
Type locality Polynesia, Samoan Islands, “Upolu, à Uafata
et à Apia” (Graeffe). [details]
et à Apia” (Graeffe). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania bifasciata Mousson, 1869. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1305613 on 2025-04-04
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Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 17: 323-390., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 364, pl. 15 fig. 3 [details]
source of synonymy Cowie, R. H. (1998). Catalog of the nonmarine snails and slugs of the Samoan Islands. <i>Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology</i>. 3: 1-122.
page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors
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identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 24, Plate 2, Fig. 5 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 364, pl. 15 fig. 3 [details]
source of synonymy Cowie, R. H. (1998). Catalog of the nonmarine snails and slugs of the Samoan Islands. <i>Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology</i>. 3: 1-122.
page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors
[request]identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 24, Plate 2, Fig. 5 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype ZMZ 522807 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 522809 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 522810 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 522814 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 522815 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 522816 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Polynesia, Samoan Islands, “Upolu, à Uafataet à Apia” (Graeffe). [details]
