MolluscaBase name details
Melania sulcata J. Sowerby, 1813 †
1443080 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1443080)
unaccepted
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Sowerby, J. (1812-1815). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth [Vol. I]. London, privately published, pp. i-vii, 9-234 + index [2 pp.], pl. 1-102., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/14408
page(s): Vol 1, p. 85, pl. 39, middle figure. [details]
page(s): Vol 1, p. 85, pl. 39, middle figure. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melania sulcata J. Sowerby, 1813 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1443080 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, J. (1812-1815). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth [Vol. I]. London, privately published, pp. i-vii, 9-234 + index [2 pp.], pl. 1-102., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/14408
page(s): Vol 1, p. 85, pl. 39, middle figure. [details]
source of synonymy Deshayes, G. P. (1824-1837). <i>Description des coquilles fossiles des environs de Paris</i>. Paris, published by the author. Vol 1 (Bivalvia): pp. 1-80, pls 1-11 [1824], 81-170, pls 12-29 [1825], 171-238, pls 30-36 [1829], 239-322, pls 37-46 [1830], 323-392 [1832]; vol. 2: pp. 1-80, pls 1-8 [1824], 81-146, pls 9-17 [1825], 147-290, pls 18-40 [1832], 291-426, pls 41-61 [1833], 427-498, pls 62-78 [1834], 499-780, pls 79-106 [1835], 781-814 [1837]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/52303
page(s): Vol. 2, p. 279-280, n. 11, pl. 35, figs 3, 4. [details]
page(s): Vol 1, p. 85, pl. 39, middle figure. [details]
source of synonymy Deshayes, G. P. (1824-1837). <i>Description des coquilles fossiles des environs de Paris</i>. Paris, published by the author. Vol 1 (Bivalvia): pp. 1-80, pls 1-11 [1824], 81-170, pls 12-29 [1825], 171-238, pls 30-36 [1829], 239-322, pls 37-46 [1830], 323-392 [1832]; vol. 2: pp. 1-80, pls 1-8 [1824], 81-146, pls 9-17 [1825], 147-290, pls 18-40 [1832], 291-426, pls 41-61 [1833], 427-498, pls 62-78 [1834], 499-780, pls 79-106 [1835], 781-814 [1837]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/52303
page(s): Vol. 2, p. 279-280, n. 11, pl. 35, figs 3, 4. [details]
