MolluscaBase - Melosidula B. J. Smith & Kershaw, 1979

WoRMS name details

Melosidula B. J. Smith & Kershaw, 1979

AphiaID

818374 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:818374)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Cassidula (Cassidula) A. Férussac, 1821 represented as Cassidula A. Férussac, 1821

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Cassidula zonata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 (type by original designation)

Parent

Pythiinae Odhner, 1925 (1880)

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Species Melosidula granosula Iredale, 1936 accepted as Cassidula granosula (Iredale, 1936) (original combination)

Environment

brackish, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melosidula B. J. Smith & Kershaw, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818374 on 2025-04-05

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2014-09-29 08:40:44Z

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Taxonomy

source of synonymy 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]

From editor or global species database

Authority The name Melosidula is not available (no diagnosis) from Iredale, 1936 [Records of the Australian Museum, 19(5): 328]; nor from Allan, 1959 [Australian shells, ed. 2: 364, 480]. [details]