MolluscaBase - Meladomus libycus (Morelet, 1848)

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Meladomus libycus (Morelet, 1848)

AphiaID

842966 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:842966)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted Name

Lanistes libycus (Morelet, 1848)

Rank

Species

Parent

Meladomus Swainson, 1840 accepted as Lanistes Montfort, 1810

Original name

Ampullaria libyca Morelet, 1848

Direct children (2)

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Subspecies Meladomus libycus assiniensis Kobelt, 1912 accepted as Lanistes libycus assiniensis (Kobelt, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subspecies Meladomus libycus chaperi Kobelt, 1912 accepted as Lanistes chaperi (Kobelt, 1912) (basionym)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Ampullaria libyca Morelet, 1848) Morelet, A. (1848). Testacea quaedam Africae occidentalis terrestria et fluviatilia. <em>Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 11: 351-355., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2366821
page(s): 354 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Meladomus libycus (Morelet, 1848). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=842966 on 2025-03-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2015-04-06 16:44:28Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2025-01-10 14:05:02Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description (of Ampullaria libyca Morelet, 1848) Morelet, A. (1848). Testacea quaedam Africae occidentalis terrestria et fluviatilia. <em>Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 11: 351-355., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2366821
page(s): 354 [details]