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Lymnaea nitidula (Meek, 1860) †

1260664  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1260664)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Hygrophila (Superorder)
  9. Lymnaeoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Lymnaeidae (Family)
  11. Lymnaeinae (Subfamily)
  12. Lymnaeini (Tribe)
  13. Lymnaea (Genus)
  14. Lymnaea nitidula † (Species)
accepted
Species
Galba nitidula (Meek, 1860) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Limnaea nitidula (Meek, 1860) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Limnophysa nitidula (Meek, 1860) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Melania nitidula Meek, 1860 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Melania nitidula Meek, 1860 †) 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): 314 [details] 
Type locality contained in Wyoming  
type locality contained in Wyoming [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lymnaea nitidula (Meek, 1860) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1260664 on 2025-09-12
Date
action
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2018-06-25 15:24:31Z
created
Neubauer, Thomas A.
2018-07-09 20:58:41Z
changed
Neubauer, Thomas A.
2018-09-15 08:14:03Z
changed
Neubauer, Thomas A.

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original description (of Melania nitidula Meek, 1860 †) 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): 314 [details] 

basis of record Henderson, J. (1935). Fossil non-marine Mollusca of North America. <em>Geological Society of America Special Papers.</em> 3: 1-313.
page(s): 239 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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