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Melania bifasciata var. picea Mousson, 1869
1794928 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1794928)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Variety
Melania bifasciata Mousson, 1869 accepted as Melania lutosa A. Gould, 1847 accepted as Stenomelania lutosa (A. Gould, 1847)
Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 17(4): 323-390, pls 14-15. [23 Oct. 1869]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 364–365 [details]
page(s): 364–365 [details]
Note "Samoan Islands, “Upolu” (Graeffe)"
Type locality "Samoan Islands, “Upolu” (Graeffe)" [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania bifasciata var. picea Mousson, 1869. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1794928 on 2025-09-11
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Mousson, A. (1869). Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des îles Samoa, publiée d'après les envois de M. le Dr. E. Graeffe. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 17(4): 323-390, pls 14-15. [23 Oct. 1869]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662537
page(s): 364–365 [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): 117, Plate 2, Fig. 4 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 364–365 [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): 117, Plate 2, Fig. 4 [details] Available for editors





Syntype ZMZ 522813 [details]
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Type locality "Samoan Islands, “Upolu” (Graeffe)" [details]