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Melania lineata J. Sowerby, 1818 †
1756891 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1756891)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Sowerby, J. (1818-1822). <i>The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain; or Coloured Figures and Descriptions of Those Remains of Testaceous Animals or Shells, which have been Preserved at Various Times and Depths in the Earth. </i>Vol. III. Privately published, London. pp. 1–40, pls. 204–221 (1818); pp. 41–98, pls. 222–253** (1819); pp. 99–126, pls. 254–271 (1820); pp. 127–186, pls. 272–306 (1821); pp. 187–194 (1822)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51561256
page(s): 33, pl. 208 fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 33, pl. 208 fig. 1 [details]
Type locality contained in British Isles
type locality contained in British Isles [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania lineata J. Sowerby, 1818 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1756891 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, J. (1818-1822). <i>The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain; or Coloured Figures and Descriptions of Those Remains of Testaceous Animals or Shells, which have been Preserved at Various Times and Depths in the Earth. </i>Vol. III. Privately published, London. pp. 1–40, pls. 204–221 (1818); pp. 41–98, pls. 222–253** (1819); pp. 99–126, pls. 254–271 (1820); pp. 127–186, pls. 272–306 (1821); pp. 187–194 (1822)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51561256
page(s): 33, pl. 208 fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 33, pl. 208 fig. 1 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
