WoRMS name details
Melania acus L. Pfeiffer, 1840
1444221 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1444221)
uncertain > nomen dubium
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Pfeiffer, L. (1840). Uebersicht der im Januar, Februar und März, 1839 auf Cuba gesammelten Mollusken. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 6: 250-264., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203058
page(s): 254 [details]
page(s): 254 [details]
Type locality contained in Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania acus L. Pfeiffer, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1444221 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Pfeiffer, L. (1840). Uebersicht der im Januar, Februar und März, 1839 auf Cuba gesammelten Mollusken. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 6: 250-264., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203058
page(s): 254 [details]
page(s): 254 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Faber, M. J. (2004). Marine gastropods from Cuba described by Louis Pfeiffer: type specimens and identifications with the introduction of <i>Gibberula pfeifferi</i> new name (Mollusca, Gastropoda). <em>Miscellanea Malacologica.</em> 1(3): 49-71.
page(s): 54 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 54 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
