MolluscaBase name details
Melania branca Reeve, 1860
1075242 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1075242)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
Reeve, L. A. (1859-1861). Monograph of the genus <i>Melania</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 12, pls 1-59 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, June 1861; pls 2-9, November 1859; pls 10-17, December 1859; pls 18-25, 28-29, January 1860; pls 26-27, 30, February 1860; pls 31-33, May 1860; pls 34-45, September 1860; pls 46-47, November 1860; pls 48-49, December 1860, pls 50-51, March 1861; pls 52-53, April 1861; pls 54-59, May 1861]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11125701
page(s): pl. 29, species 193 [details]
page(s): pl. 29, species 193 [details]
Taxonomy treated as synonym of D. transversa by Pain (1956), but as distinct species by Simone (2006)
Taxonomy treated as synonym of D. transversa by Pain (1956), but as distinct species by Simone (2006) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melania branca Reeve, 1860. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1075242 on 2025-03-30
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original description
Reeve, L. A. (1859-1861). Monograph of the genus <i>Melania</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 12, pls 1-59 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, June 1861; pls 2-9, November 1859; pls 10-17, December 1859; pls 18-25, 28-29, January 1860; pls 26-27, 30, February 1860; pls 31-33, May 1860; pls 34-45, September 1860; pls 46-47, November 1860; pls 48-49, December 1860, pls 50-51, March 1861; pls 52-53, April 1861; pls 54-59, May 1861]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11125701
page(s): pl. 29, species 193 [details]
source of synonymy Pain, T. (1956). Revision of the Melaniidae of British Guyana and Surinam. <em>Basteria.</em> 20(4-5): 91-105., available online at http://natuurtijdschriften.nl/download?type=document;docid=596362
page(s): 97 [details]
page(s): pl. 29, species 193 [details]
source of synonymy Pain, T. (1956). Revision of the Melaniidae of British Guyana and Surinam. <em>Basteria.</em> 20(4-5): 91-105., available online at http://natuurtijdschriften.nl/download?type=document;docid=596362
page(s): 97 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy treated as synonym of D. transversa by Pain (1956), but as distinct species by Simone (2006) [details]
