MolluscaBase - Galba nitidula (Meek, 1860) †

MolluscaBase name details

Galba nitidula (Meek, 1860) †

AphiaID

1462055 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1462055)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Lymnaea nitidula (Meek, 1860) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Galba Schrank, 1803

Original name

Melania nitidula Meek, 1860 †

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Melania nitidula Meek, 1860 †) Meek, F.B. (1860). Descriptions of new fossil remains collected in Nebraska and Utah, by the exploring expeditions under the command of Captain J. H. Simpson, of U. S. Topographical Engineers, [extracted from that officer's forthcoming report]. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12: 308-315., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297455
page(s): 314 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Galba nitidula (Meek, 1860) †. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1462055 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-10-13 07:05:25Z

created

Vinarski, Maxim

2022-08-30 07:32:28Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description (of Melania nitidula Meek, 1860 †) Meek, F.B. (1860). Descriptions of new fossil remains collected in Nebraska and Utah, by the exploring expeditions under the command of Captain J. H. Simpson, of U. S. Topographical Engineers, [extracted from that officer's forthcoming report]. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 12: 308-315., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26297455
page(s): 314 [details]