MolluscaBase name details
Melania libertina A. Gould, 1859
741122 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:741122)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
- Variety Melania libertina var. latifusus Pilsbry, 1902 accepted as Semisulcospira libertina (A. Gould, 1859) (suspected synonym)
- Variety Melania libertina var. gigas Pilsbry & Y. Hirase, 1904 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Gould, A. A. (1859). Descriptions of shells collected by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 40-45., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249721#page/48/mode/1up
page(s): 42 [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
Type locality contained in Ryukyu Islands
type locality contained in Ryukyu Islands [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melania libertina A. Gould, 1859. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=741122 on 2025-09-10
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original description
Gould, A. A. (1859). Descriptions of shells collected by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 7: 40-45., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9249721#page/48/mode/1up
page(s): 42 [details]
subsequent type designation Johnson, R. I. (1964). The recent Mollusca of Augustus Addison Gould. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 239: 1-182., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/10127
page(s): 101, pl. 44 fig. 3; note: lectotype designation [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
subsequent type designation Johnson, R. I. (1964). The recent Mollusca of Augustus Addison Gould. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 239: 1-182., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/10127
page(s): 101, pl. 44 fig. 3; note: lectotype designation [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
