WoRMS taxon details
Melarhaphe Menke, 1828
446368 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:446368)
accepted
Genus
Paludina glabrata C. Pfeiffer, 1828 accepted as Melarhaphe neritoides (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by monotypy)
Litorina (Melaraphe) Menke, 1828 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Littorina (Melaraphe) Menke, 1828 · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Littorina (Melarhaphe) Menke, 1828 · unaccepted (AphiaID resurrection)
Melaraphe Menke, 1828 · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Melarhaphe neritoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Melarhaphe blanfordi Dunker, 1871 accepted as Littoraria articulata (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Melarhaphe induta (Westerlund, 1898) accepted as Melarhaphe neritoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Melarhaphe oliveri H. J. Finlay, 1930 accepted as Austrolittorina antipodum (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (junior subjective synonym)
- Species Melarhaphe scabra (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Littoraria scabra (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melarhaphe subgranosa Dunker, 1866 accepted as Echinolittorina leucosticta (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (junior synonym)
- Species Melarhaphe undulata (J. E. Gray, 1839) accepted as Littoraria undulata (J. E. Gray, 1839) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Melarhaphe zelandiae Finlay, 1926 accepted as Austrolittorina cincta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Menke, K. T. (1828). Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus. XII + 91 pp. [late in 1828]. Pyrmonti., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13119590
page(s): 23 [details]
page(s): 23 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melarhaphe Menke, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446368 on 2025-03-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Menke, K. T. (1828). Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus. XII + 91 pp. [late in 1828]. Pyrmonti., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13119590
page(s): 23 [details]
basis of record Reid, D. G. (1986). The littorinid molluscs of mangrove forests in the Indo-Pacific region. <em>British Museum (Natural History.</em> London. [details]
page(s): 23 [details]
basis of record Reid, D. G. (1986). The littorinid molluscs of mangrove forests in the Indo-Pacific region. <em>British Museum (Natural History.</em> London. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Rosewater, J. (1966). Reinstatement of <i>Melarhaphe</i> Menke, 1828. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 80(2): 37-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518644 [details]
Other
additional source
Reid, D. G. (1989). The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.</em> 324: 1-110., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.1989.0040 [details]
