MolluscaBase - Paramelania nassa var. grandis E. A. Smith, 1881

MolluscaBase name details

Paramelania nassa var. grandis E. A. Smith, 1881

AphiaID

1542924 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1542924)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (basionym)

Accepted name

Lavigeria grandis (E. A. Smith, 1881)

Rank

Variety

Parent

Paramelania nassa (S. P. Woodward, 1859) accepted as Lavigeria nassa (S. P. Woodward, 1859)

Original name

Paramelania nassa var. grandis E. A. Smith, 1881

Environment

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

Original description

Smith, E. A. (1881). Descriptions of two new species of shells from Lake Tanganyika. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1881: 558-561., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759755
page(s): 561, pl. 24, figs 26, 26a. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Paramelania nassa var. grandis E. A. Smith, 1881. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1542924 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-09-24 10:18:44Z

created

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Smith, E. A. (1881). Descriptions of two new species of shells from Lake Tanganyika. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1881: 558-561., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759755
page(s): 561, pl. 24, figs 26, 26a. [details]