MolluscaBase name details
Melania laxa Mousson, 1869
1305593 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1305593)
unaccepted > superseded combination (original name)
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
recent only
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]
Note Samoan Islands, “Upolu” (Graeffe)
Type locality Samoan Islands, “Upolu” (Graeffe) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania laxa Mousson, 1869. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1305593 on 2025-09-12
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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]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 92, Plate 2, Fig. 15 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 368, pl. 15, fig. 14 [details]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 92, Plate 2, Fig. 15 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality Samoan Islands, “Upolu” (Graeffe) [details]
