MolluscaBase name details
Melania gemmulata Reeve, 1859
1558023 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1558023)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum (status in recent literature not researched by editor)
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
Melania pyramis von dem Busch, 1847 · unaccepted (invalid; not Benson, 1836, Melania...)
invalid; not Benson, 1836, Melania gemmulata is a replacement name
Reeve, L. A. (1859-1861). Monograph of the genus <i>Melania</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 12, pls 1-59 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, June 1861; pls 2-9, November 1859; pls 10-17, December 1859; pls 18-25, 28-29, January 1860; pls 26-27, 30, February 1860; pls 31-33, May 1860; pls 34-45, September 1860; pls 46-47, November 1860; pls 48-49, December 1860, pls 50-51, March 1861; pls 52-53, April 1861; pls 54-59, May 1861]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11125701
page(s): pl. 13, fig. 86; note: nom. nov. pro Melania pyramis von dem Busch, 1847 not Benson, 1836 [details]
page(s): pl. 13, fig. 86; note: nom. nov. pro Melania pyramis von dem Busch, 1847 not Benson, 1836 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania gemmulata Reeve, 1859. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1558023 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Reeve, L. A. (1859-1861). Monograph of the genus <i>Melania</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 12, pls 1-59 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1, June 1861; pls 2-9, November 1859; pls 10-17, December 1859; pls 18-25, 28-29, January 1860; pls 26-27, 30, February 1860; pls 31-33, May 1860; pls 34-45, September 1860; pls 46-47, November 1860; pls 48-49, December 1860, pls 50-51, March 1861; pls 52-53, April 1861; pls 54-59, May 1861]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11125701
page(s): pl. 13, fig. 86; note: nom. nov. pro Melania pyramis von dem Busch, 1847 not Benson, 1836 [details]
original description (of Melania pyramis von dem Busch, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): vol. 2, 172, pl. 4, fig. 16 [details]
page(s): pl. 13, fig. 86; note: nom. nov. pro Melania pyramis von dem Busch, 1847 not Benson, 1836 [details]
original description (of Melania pyramis von dem Busch, 1847) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): vol. 2, 172, pl. 4, fig. 16 [details]
