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Melania ovalana Mousson, 1870
1783106 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1783106)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
- Variety Melania ovalana var. kanathiana Mousson, 1870 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Variety Melania ovalana var. plicatocostata Mousson, 1870 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Mousson, A. (1870). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Viti, d'après les envois de M. le Dr. Edouard Graeffe. Journal de Conchyliologie, 18: 179-236. Paris., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15160598
page(s): 208 [details]
page(s): 208 [details]
Note "Republic of Fiji, “Ovalau, Vanua-Levu”...
Type locality "Republic of Fiji, “Ovalau, Vanua-Levu” (Graeffe)" [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania ovalana Mousson, 1870. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1783106 on 2025-09-11
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Mousson, A. (1870). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Viti, d'après les envois de M. le Dr. Edouard Graeffe. Journal de Conchyliologie, 18: 179-236. Paris., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15160598
page(s): 208 [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): 111, Plate 2, Fig. 21 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 208 [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): 111, Plate 2, Fig. 21 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype ZMZ 522700 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 522707 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 522708 [details]
Syntype ZMZ 522710 [details]
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Type locality "Republic of Fiji, “Ovalau, Vanua-Levu” (Graeffe)" [details]
