MolluscaBase - Varicella (Melaniella) L. Pfeiffer, 1857

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Varicella (Melaniella) L. Pfeiffer, 1857

AphiaID

1606115 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1606115)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Melaniella L. Pfeiffer, 1857

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Varicella L. Pfeiffer, 1854

Direct children (3)

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Species Varicella (Melaniella) acuticostata (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) accepted as Melaniella acuticostata (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Varicella (Melaniella) gracillima (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) accepted as Melaniella gracillima (L. Pfeiffer, 1839) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Varicella (Melaniella) caymanbracensis Pilsbry, 1949 represented as Melaniella caymanbracensis (Pilsbry, 1949)

Environment

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

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Varicella (Melaniella) L. Pfeiffer, 1857. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1606115 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-10-17 23:58:10Z

created

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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Sources (1)

basis of record Baker, H. B. (1941). Puerto Rican Oleacininae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 55(1): 24-30, pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519921
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