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Melania alexandrensis I. Lea, 1845
1249207 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1249207)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
Lea, I. (1845). Descriptions of new fresh water and land shells. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 4(33): 162-168 [5 December 1845]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33100618
page(s): 167 [details]
page(s): 167 [details]
Type locality contained in Louisiana
type locality contained in Louisiana [details]
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Lea, I. (1845). Descriptions of new fresh water and land shells. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 4(33): 162-168 [5 December 1845]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33100618
page(s): 167 [details]
additional source Lea, I. (1848). Description of new fresh water and land shells. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> (new ser.) 10(1): 67–101, pls 1–9 [7 January 1848]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4529575
page(s): 87, pl. 9 fig. 37 [details]
source of synonymy Burch, J. B. & Tottenham, J. L. (1980). North American freshwater snails. Species list, ranges and illustrations. <em>Walkerana.</em> 1(3): 81-215 [30 June 1980]., available online at https://molluskconservation.org/PUBLICATIONS/WALKERANA/Vol1/walkerana%20vol1%20no3%2081-216.PDF
page(s): 162 [details] Available for editors
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subsequent type designation Graf, D. L. (2001). The cleansing of the Augean Stables, or a lexicon of the nominal species of the Pleuroceridae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) of recent North America, North Mexico. <em>Walkerana.</em> 11 (27): 1-124.
page(s): 8; note: lectotype designation [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 167 [details]
additional source Lea, I. (1848). Description of new fresh water and land shells. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> (new ser.) 10(1): 67–101, pls 1–9 [7 January 1848]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4529575
page(s): 87, pl. 9 fig. 37 [details]
source of synonymy Burch, J. B. & Tottenham, J. L. (1980). North American freshwater snails. Species list, ranges and illustrations. <em>Walkerana.</em> 1(3): 81-215 [30 June 1980]., available online at https://molluskconservation.org/PUBLICATIONS/WALKERANA/Vol1/walkerana%20vol1%20no3%2081-216.PDF
page(s): 162 [details] Available for editors
[request]subsequent type designation Graf, D. L. (2001). The cleansing of the Augean Stables, or a lexicon of the nominal species of the Pleuroceridae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) of recent North America, North Mexico. <em>Walkerana.</em> 11 (27): 1-124.
page(s): 8; note: lectotype designation [details] Available for editors
[request]
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