WoRMS taxon details
Melanoides polymorpha (E. A. Smith, 1878)
1060054 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1060054)
accepted
Species
Melania polymorpha E. A. Smith, 1878 · unaccepted (original combination)
Melania tanganyicensis E. A. Smith, 1880 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Nyassia acutalis Bourguignat, 1889 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Nyassia hermosa Bourguignat, 1889 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Nyassia lacustris Bourguignat, 1889 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Nyassia nodulosa Bourguignat, 1889 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Nyassia rivularis Bourguignat, 1889 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
(of Melania polymorpha E. A. Smith, 1878) Smith, E. A. (1878). On the shells of Lake Nyasa, and on a few marine species from Mozambique. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1877: 712-722. Dated 1877, published 1878., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28518674
page(s): 714, pl. 75, figs 4-10 [details]
page(s): 714, pl. 75, figs 4-10 [details]
Type locality contained in Nyasa, Lake
type locality contained in Nyasa, Lake [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanoides polymorpha (E. A. Smith, 1878). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060054 on 2025-05-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nyassia hermosa Bourguignat, 1889) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1889). Mélanidées du lac Nyassa suivies d'un aperçu comparatif sur la faune malacologique de ce lac avec celle du grand lac Tanganika. <em>Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 6: 1-66, pl. 1-2. [± December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36878032
page(s): 8 [details]
original description (of Nyassia rivularis Bourguignat, 1889) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1889). Mélanidées du lac Nyassa suivies d'un aperçu comparatif sur la faune malacologique de ce lac avec celle du grand lac Tanganika. <em>Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 6: 1-66, pl. 1-2. [± December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36878032
page(s): 9 [details]
original description (of Nyassia nodulosa Bourguignat, 1889) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1889). Mélanidées du lac Nyassa suivies d'un aperçu comparatif sur la faune malacologique de ce lac avec celle du grand lac Tanganika. <em>Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 6: 1-66, pl. 1-2. [± December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36878032
page(s): 10 [details]
original description (of Nyassia acutalis Bourguignat, 1889) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1889). Mélanidées du lac Nyassa suivies d'un aperçu comparatif sur la faune malacologique de ce lac avec celle du grand lac Tanganika. <em>Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 6: 1-66, pl. 1-2. [± December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36878032
page(s): 10 [details]
original description (of Nyassia lacustris Bourguignat, 1889) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1889). Mélanidées du lac Nyassa suivies d'un aperçu comparatif sur la faune malacologique de ce lac avec celle du grand lac Tanganika. <em>Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 6: 1-66, pl. 1-2. [± December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36878032
page(s): 11 [details]
original description (of Melania polymorpha E. A. Smith, 1878) Smith, E. A. (1878). On the shells of Lake Nyasa, and on a few marine species from Mozambique. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1877: 712-722. Dated 1877, published 1878., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28518674
page(s): 714, pl. 75, figs 4-10 [details]
original description (of Melania tanganyicensis E. A. Smith, 1880) Smith, E. A. (1880). Diagnoses of new shells from Lake Tanganyika and East Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 5, 6: 425-430., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25170650
page(s): 427. [details]
basis of record Brown, D. S. (1980). Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance. Taylor & Francis, London. 1-487.
page(s): 88 [details]
page(s): 8 [details]
original description (of Nyassia rivularis Bourguignat, 1889) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1889). Mélanidées du lac Nyassa suivies d'un aperçu comparatif sur la faune malacologique de ce lac avec celle du grand lac Tanganika. <em>Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 6: 1-66, pl. 1-2. [± December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36878032
page(s): 9 [details]
original description (of Nyassia nodulosa Bourguignat, 1889) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1889). Mélanidées du lac Nyassa suivies d'un aperçu comparatif sur la faune malacologique de ce lac avec celle du grand lac Tanganika. <em>Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 6: 1-66, pl. 1-2. [± December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36878032
page(s): 10 [details]
original description (of Nyassia acutalis Bourguignat, 1889) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1889). Mélanidées du lac Nyassa suivies d'un aperçu comparatif sur la faune malacologique de ce lac avec celle du grand lac Tanganika. <em>Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 6: 1-66, pl. 1-2. [± December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36878032
page(s): 10 [details]
original description (of Nyassia lacustris Bourguignat, 1889) Bourguignat, J.-R. (1889). Mélanidées du lac Nyassa suivies d'un aperçu comparatif sur la faune malacologique de ce lac avec celle du grand lac Tanganika. <em>Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 6: 1-66, pl. 1-2. [± December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36878032
page(s): 11 [details]
original description (of Melania polymorpha E. A. Smith, 1878) Smith, E. A. (1878). On the shells of Lake Nyasa, and on a few marine species from Mozambique. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1877: 712-722. Dated 1877, published 1878., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28518674
page(s): 714, pl. 75, figs 4-10 [details]
original description (of Melania tanganyicensis E. A. Smith, 1880) Smith, E. A. (1880). Diagnoses of new shells from Lake Tanganyika and East Africa. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> ser. 5, 6: 425-430., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25170650
page(s): 427. [details]
basis of record Brown, D. S. (1980). Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance. Taylor & Francis, London. 1-487.
page(s): 88 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
