MolluscaBase name details
Melania tuberculata var. assavaensis Mousson, 1865
1702000 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1702000)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original name)
Variety
Melania assavaensis Mousson, 1865 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mousson, A. (1865). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles de quelques îles de l'océan Pacifique, recueillies par M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 13(2): 164-209, pl. 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15133775
page(s): 202–203 [details]
page(s): 202–203 [details]
Note Fiji, “Assava–Navity, Viti” (Graeffe)
Type locality Fiji, “Assava–Navity, Viti” (Graeffe) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania tuberculata var. assavaensis Mousson, 1865. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1702000 on 2025-09-10
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Mousson, A. (1865). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles de quelques îles de l'océan Pacifique, recueillies par M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 13(2): 164-209, pl. 14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15133775
page(s): 202–203 [details]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 21, Plate 2, Fig. 23 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 202–203 [details]
identification resource Neubert, E.; Gosteli, M.; Bank, R. A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. <em>Vita Malacologica.</em> 21: 1-165 [31 May 2023].
page(s): 21, Plate 2, Fig. 23 [details] Available for editors

Syntype ZMZ 522827 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Fiji, “Assava–Navity, Viti” (Graeffe) [details]