MolluscaBase name details
Melania corvina Morelet, 1849
1059121 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1059121)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
Morelet, A. (1849). <i>Testacea novissima insulae Cubanae et Americae Centralis</i>, Pars I. Paris: Baillière. 31 pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11485052
page(s): 26 [details]
page(s): 26 [details]
Lectotype MNHN 24444
, Type locality contained in Guatemala
Lectotype MNHN 24444 [details]
type locality contained in Guatemala [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania corvina Morelet, 1849. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1059121 on 2025-09-11
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Morelet, A. (1849). <i>Testacea novissima insulae Cubanae et Americae Centralis</i>, Pars I. Paris: Baillière. 31 pp. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11485052
page(s): 26 [details]
additional source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 254, fig. 276, lectotype [details] Available for editors
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subsequent type designation Gomez-Berning, M.; Köhler, F.; Glaubrecht, M. (2012). Catalogue of the nominal taxa of Mesoamerican Pachychilidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3381: 1–44.
page(s): 9, lectotype designation [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 26 [details]
additional source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 254, fig. 276, lectotype [details] Available for editors

subsequent type designation Gomez-Berning, M.; Köhler, F.; Glaubrecht, M. (2012). Catalogue of the nominal taxa of Mesoamerican Pachychilidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3381: 1–44.
page(s): 9, lectotype designation [details] Available for editors





Lectotype MNHN 24444 [details]