MolluscaBase name details
Melania charon Preston, 1908
1451859 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1451859)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
Preston, H. B. (1908). Descriptions of new species of land, marine and freshwater shells from the Andaman Islands. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 2(2): 187-210, pls 14-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35163982
page(s): 196, pl. 15, fig. 22 [details]
page(s): 196, pl. 15, fig. 22 [details]
Type locality contained in Andaman Is.
type locality contained in Andaman Is. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania charon Preston, 1908. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1451859 on 2025-09-10
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Preston, H. B. (1908). Descriptions of new species of land, marine and freshwater shells from the Andaman Islands. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 2(2): 187-210, pls 14-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35163982
page(s): 196, pl. 15, fig. 22 [details]
page(s): 196, pl. 15, fig. 22 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
