MolluscaBase - Melanoides laxa (Mousson, 1869)

Traits taxon details

Melanoides laxa (Mousson, 1869)

AphiaID

1305592 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1305592)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Melanoides Olivier, 1804

Original name

Melania laxa Mousson, 1869

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of ) 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]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanoides laxa (Mousson, 1869). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1305592 on 2025-05-10

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Melanoides laxa (Mousson, 1869). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1305592 on 2025-05-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-10-21 02:32:34Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2022-03-18 09:10:54Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

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Attributes (2)

original description (of ) 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]

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