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Melania (Melanoides) variabilis W. H. Benson, 1836

1475415  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1475415)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order)
  7. Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
  8. Thiaridae (Family)
  9. Melania (Genus)
  10. Melania (Melanoides) (Subgenus)
  11. Melania (Melanoides) variabilis (Species)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
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  1. Variety Melania (Melanoides) variabilis var. binodulifera G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Brotia godwini (Brot, 1875) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  2. Variety Melania (Melanoides) variabilis var. microstoma G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Brotia costula (Rafinesque, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  3. Variety Melania (Melanoides) variabilis var. pseudospinosa G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Brotia costula (Rafinesque, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  4. Variety Melania (Melanoides) variabilis var. semilaevigata G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Brotia costula (Rafinesque, 1833) (unaccepted > junior homonym, original combination)
  5. Variety Melania (Melanoides) variabilis var. subspinosa G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Brotia costula (Rafinesque, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  6. Variety Melania (Melanoides) variabilis var. subtuberculata G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Brotia costula (Rafinesque, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  7. Variety Melania (Melanoides) variabilis var. subvaricosa G. Nevill, 1885 accepted as Brotia costula (Rafinesque, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Melania variabilis W. H. Benson, 1836) Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of a collection of land and fresh-water shells, chiefly contained in the Museum of the Asiatic Society. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5(59): 741–750., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188918
page(s): 746 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania (Melanoides) variabilis W. H. Benson, 1836. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1475415 on 2025-09-10
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2021-01-09 15:50:45Z
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Auffenberg, Kurt
2022-08-30 07:32:28Z
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Neubauer, Thomas A.
2022-12-30 22:25:07Z
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Köhler, Frank

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original description (of Melania variabilis W. H. Benson, 1836) Benson, W. H. (1836). Descriptive catalogue of a collection of land and fresh-water shells, chiefly contained in the Museum of the Asiatic Society. <em>Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5(59): 741–750., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188918
page(s): 746 [details] 
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