MolluscaBase name details
Melania humerosa Meek, 1860 †
1116746 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1116746)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
fossil only
Meek, F.B. (1860). Descriptions of new fossil remains collected in Nebraska and Utah, by the exploring expeditions under the command of Captain J. H. Simpson, of U. S. Topographical Engineers, [extracted from that officer's forthcoming report]. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12: 308-315., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297455
page(s): 313 [details]
page(s): 313 [details]
Type locality contained in Wyoming
type locality contained in Wyoming [details]
Homonymy Invalid: junior primary homonym of Melania humerosa Gould, 1847
Homonymy Invalid: junior primary homonym of Melania humerosa Gould, 1847 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melania humerosa Meek, 1860 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1116746 on 2025-09-12
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Meek, F.B. (1860). Descriptions of new fossil remains collected in Nebraska and Utah, by the exploring expeditions under the command of Captain J. H. Simpson, of U. S. Topographical Engineers, [extracted from that officer's forthcoming report]. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12: 308-315., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297455
page(s): 313 [details]
page(s): 313 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Homonymy Invalid: junior primary homonym of Melania humerosa Gould, 1847 [details]
