MolluscaBase name details
Melania perfecta Mousson, 1849
1062894 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1062894)
unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
- Variety Melania perfecta var. wallacei P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1898 accepted as Tylomelania wallacei (P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1898) (basionym)
Mousson, A. (1849). Die Land- und Süsswasser- Mollusken von Java. Zurich: Friedrich Schulthess. iv + 126 pp., 22 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14301934
page(s): 116, pl. XXII, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 116, pl. XXII, fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Indonesia
, Note “in Bächen bei Maros auf Celebes”
type locality contained in Indonesia [details]
Type locality “in Bächen bei Maros auf Celebes” [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania perfecta Mousson, 1849. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062894 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Mousson, A. (1849). Die Land- und Süsswasser- Mollusken von Java. Zurich: Friedrich Schulthess. iv + 126 pp., 22 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14301934
page(s): 116, pl. XXII, fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Sarasin, P.; Sarasin, F. (1898). Die Süßwassermollusken von Celebes. In: Materialien zur Naturgeschichte der Insel Celebes, Band 1. Kreidel, Wiesbaden. Pp 1-104, pl. 13. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3436744
page(s): 23-26 [details]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 114, Plate 3, Fig. 5 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 116, pl. XXII, fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Sarasin, P.; Sarasin, F. (1898). Die Süßwassermollusken von Celebes. In: Materialien zur Naturgeschichte der Insel Celebes, Band 1. Kreidel, Wiesbaden. Pp 1-104, pl. 13. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3436744
page(s): 23-26 [details]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 114, Plate 3, Fig. 5 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality “in Bächen bei Maros auf Celebes” [details]
