WoRMS taxon details
Kellia leucedra Melvill, 1907
703840 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:703840)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1907). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1906; with descriptions of new species. 2 Pelecypoda. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 20: 783-848, pls 53-56 [11 April]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208540
page(s): 817, pl. 53, fig. 3; note: given as Melvill, sp. n. [details]
page(s): 817, pl. 53, fig. 3; note: given as Melvill, sp. n. [details]
Type locality contained in Persian Gulf
type locality contained in Persian Gulf [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Kellia leucedra Melvill, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=703840 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
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Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1907). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1906; with descriptions of new species. 2 Pelecypoda. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 20: 783-848, pls 53-56 [11 April]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208540
page(s): 817, pl. 53, fig. 3; note: given as Melvill, sp. n. [details]
basis of record Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp. [details]
page(s): 817, pl. 53, fig. 3; note: given as Melvill, sp. n. [details]
basis of record Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
- Type locality
- type locality contained in Persian Gulf [details]
