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Melania lusitanica Roman, 1907 †
825450 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:825450)
unaccepted > superseded combination (tentative superseded combination)
Species
Melania Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Thiara Röding, 1798
fossil only
Roman, F. (1907). 1re partie - Paléontologie. 1-88. <em>In: Roman, F., Torres, A. Le Néogène continental dans la basse vallée du Tage (rive droite).</em> Imprimerie de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, Lisbonne.
page(s): 85-86, pl. 1, figs 28, 29, textfig. 10 [details]
page(s): 85-86, pl. 1, figs 28, 29, textfig. 10 [details]
Type locality contained in Portugal
type locality contained in Portugal [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melania lusitanica Roman, 1907 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=825450 on 2025-09-11
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Roman, F. (1907). 1re partie - Paléontologie. 1-88. <em>In: Roman, F., Torres, A. Le Néogène continental dans la basse vallée du Tage (rive droite).</em> Imprimerie de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, Lisbonne.
page(s): 85-86, pl. 1, figs 28, 29, textfig. 10 [details]
additional source Royo Gómez, J. (1922). El Mioceno continental ibérico y su fauna malacológica. <em>Comisión de investigaciones paleontológicas y prehistóricas.</em> 30: 1-230. [details]
new combination reference FreshGEN team decision [details]
page(s): 85-86, pl. 1, figs 28, 29, textfig. 10 [details]
additional source Royo Gómez, J. (1922). El Mioceno continental ibérico y su fauna malacológica. <em>Comisión de investigaciones paleontológicas y prehistóricas.</em> 30: 1-230. [details]
new combination reference FreshGEN team decision [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Classification This species was overlooked by Wenz (1923-1930) in his Fossilium Catalogus. Melania is a junior objective synonym of Thiara. The new combination is uncertain and established here and needs revision. [details]
