MolluscaBase name details
Melania amaena Morelet, 1851
1300884 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1300884)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
Morelet, A. (1851). Description de coquilles nouvelles. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 2 (3): 191-194, pls 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15855066
page(s): 192, pl. 5, fig. 9 [details]
page(s): 192, pl. 5, fig. 9 [details]
Note Original locality (Madagascar) erroneous -...
Type locality Original locality (Madagascar) erroneous - Zanzibar thought to be correct [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melania amaena Morelet, 1851. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1300884 on 2025-09-12
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Morelet, A. (1851). Description de coquilles nouvelles. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 2 (3): 191-194, pls 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15855066
page(s): 192, pl. 5, fig. 9 [details]
additional source Morelet, A. (1851). Testacea Africae insularis a Cl. Vesco collecta et ab A. Morelet descripta. <em>Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée.</em> sér. 2, 3: 218-221., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2321207 [details]
source of synonymy Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
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page(s): 192, pl. 5, fig. 9 [details]
additional source Morelet, A. (1851). Testacea Africae insularis a Cl. Vesco collecta et ab A. Morelet descripta. <em>Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée.</em> sér. 2, 3: 218-221., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2321207 [details]
source of synonymy Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 200 [details] Available for editors
[request]
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Type locality Original locality (Madagascar) erroneous - Zanzibar thought to be correct [details]
