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Melania lirata W. H. Benson, 1837

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1572300  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1572300)

  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 lirata (Species)
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  1. Variety Melania lirata var. subgranosa Mousson, 1849 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Benson, W. H. (1837). Description of the shell and animal of <i>Nematura</i>, a new genus of Mollusca, inhabiting situations subject to alternations of fresh and brackish water. <em>The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5 (60): 781-782 ["1836"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188960
page(s): 782 [details] 
Note India, the Hooghly River near Calcutta  
Type locality India, the Hooghly River near Calcutta [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania lirata W. H. Benson, 1837. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1572300 on 2025-09-10
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2022-03-27 09:56:19Z
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Vinarski, Maxim
2022-12-30 09:16:21Z
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Köhler, Frank

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original description Benson, W. H. (1837). Description of the shell and animal of <i>Nematura</i>, a new genus of Mollusca, inhabiting situations subject to alternations of fresh and brackish water. <em>The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.</em> 5 (60): 781-782 ["1836"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37188960
page(s): 782 [details] 

source of synonymy Brandt, R. A. M. (1974). The non-marine aquatic Mollusca of Thailand. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 105: i-iv, 1-423., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Archiv-fuer-Molluskenkunde_105_0001-0423.pdf [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
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Type locality India, the Hooghly River near Calcutta [details]
To GB Mollusca Types (Melania lirata W.H. Benson, 1837; Syntype(s); UMZC I.102265.A-L) 
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