MolluscaBase name details
Melania samoensis var. inserta Mousson, 1869
1305623 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1305623)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original name)
Variety
Melania samoensis Reeve, 1859 accepted as Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847 accepted as Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847)
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): 365–366 [details]
page(s): 365–366 [details]
Note Samoan Islands, “Upolu” (Graeffe)
Type locality Samoan Islands, “Upolu” (Graeffe) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania samoensis var. inserta Mousson, 1869. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1305623 on 2025-09-11
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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): 365–366 [details]
source of synonymy Cowie, R. H. (1998). Catalog of the nonmarine snails and slugs of the Samoan Islands. <i>Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology</i>. 3: 1-122.
page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors
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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): 83, Plate 2, Fig. 8 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 365–366 [details]
source of synonymy Cowie, R. H. (1998). Catalog of the nonmarine snails and slugs of the Samoan Islands. <i>Bishop Museum Bulletins in Zoology</i>. 3: 1-122.
page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 83, Plate 2, Fig. 8 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype ZMZ 522786 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Samoan Islands, “Upolu” (Graeffe) [details]
