MolluscaBase - Mellarium Waterhouse, 1960 †

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Mellarium Waterhouse, 1960 †

AphiaID

1549901 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1549901)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Mellarium mutchi Waterhouse, 1960 † (type by original designation)

Parent

Lophospiridae Wenz, 1938 †

Original name

Mellarium Waterhouse, 1960 †

Direct children (2)

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Species Mellarium mutchi Waterhouse, 1960 †
Species Mellarium nodulosum Waterhouse, 1960 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Waterhouse, J. B. (1960). Mellarium. A new Triassic pleurotomariid gastropod from New Zealand. <em>New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics.</em> 3: 271-283. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Mellarium Waterhouse, 1960 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1549901 on 2025-04-10

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Mellarium Waterhouse, 1960 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1549901 on 2025-04-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-11-27 19:29:26Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2021-12-18 19:02:03Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

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Sources (1)

original description Waterhouse, J. B. (1960). Mellarium. A new Triassic pleurotomariid gastropod from New Zealand. <em>New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics.</em> 3: 271-283. [details]