MolluscaBase name details
Melania lutosa var. interposita Mousson, 1869
1305624 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1305624)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original name)
Variety
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): 363 [details]
page(s): 363 [details]
Note Samoan Islands, “Upolu” (Graeffe)
Type locality Samoan Islands, “Upolu” (Graeffe) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania lutosa var. interposita Mousson, 1869. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1305624 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): 363 [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): 84, Plate 2, Fig. 9 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 363 [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): 84, Plate 2, Fig. 9 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype ZMZ 522777 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Samoan Islands, “Upolu” (Graeffe) [details]
