original description
Lea, I. (1843). On fresh water shells (continuation) [sixteen new species of the family Melanianae]. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 2(24): 241-243 [on or before 3 January 1843, teste Scudder (1885: 41)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34521669
page(s): 242 [details]
status source
Bieler, R. (2021). Isaac Lea's (1792-1886) substitutions and other modifications of his own names of molluscan species. <em>Malacologia.</em> 64(1): 1-56.
page(s): 27 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Spelling Spelling changed to M. deshaysiana by Lea (1863), an incorrect subsequent spelling [details]