MolluscaBase taxon details
Melanoides laxa (Mousson, 1869)
1305592 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1305592)
accepted
Species
Melania laxa Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original name)
Melanoides (Melanoides) laxa (Mousson, 1869) · unaccepted
recent only
(of Melania laxa Mousson, 1869) Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 17(4): 323-390, pls 14-15. [23 Oct. 1869]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 368, pl. 15, fig. 14 [details]
page(s): 368, pl. 15, fig. 14 [details]
Type locality contained in Samoa, Upolu
type locality contained in Samoa [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
type locality contained in Upolu (origin: native) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
type locality contained in Upolu (origin: native) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanoides laxa (Mousson, 1869). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1305592 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Melania laxa Mousson, 1869) Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 17(4): 323-390, pls 14-15. [23 Oct. 1869]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 368, pl. 15, fig. 14 [details]
page(s): 368, pl. 15, fig. 14 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Melania laxa Mousson, 1869) ZMZ 522880 [details]
Syntype (of Melania laxa Mousson, 1869) ZMZ 522881 [details]
Syntype (of Melania laxa Mousson, 1869) ZMZ 522882 [details]
