MolluscaBase - Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847

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Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847

AphiaID

1305611 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1305611)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847)

Rank

Species

Parent

Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798

Original name

Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847

Synonymised names

Melania bifasciata Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Melania lutosa var. crassiuscula Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Melania lutosa var. interposita Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original name)

Melania lutosa var. levis Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original name)

Melania samoensis Reeve, 1859 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Melania samoensis var. inserta Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original name)

Melania vainafa A. Gould, 1847 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Melania vainafa var. nigra Mousson, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original name)

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Variety Melania lutosa var. crassiuscula Mousson, 1869 accepted as Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847 accepted as Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847) (junior synonym)
Variety Melania lutosa var. graeffei Mousson, 1869 accepted as Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original name)
Variety Melania lutosa var. interposita Mousson, 1869 accepted as Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847 accepted as Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, original name)
Variety Melania lutosa var. levis Mousson, 1869 accepted as Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847 accepted as Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, original name)

Environment

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

Original description

Gould, A. A. (1847). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 196-198, 200-203, 204-208 [March]; 209, 210-212, 214-215, 222-224 [June]; 225, 237-239 [July]; 251-252 [December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490880
page(s): 223. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Upolu

type locality contained in Upolu [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1305611 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-10-21 02:32:34Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2021-06-24 00:14:11Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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original description Gould, A. A. (1847). Descriptions of new shells, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 196-198, 200-203, 204-208 [March]; 209, 210-212, 214-215, 222-224 [June]; 225, 237-239 [July]; 251-252 [December]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490880
page(s): 223. [details]