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Pachychilus laevissimus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824)
848316 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:848316)
accepted
Species
Doryssa laevissima (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824) · unaccepted
Melania laevissima G. B. Sowerby I, 1824 · unaccepted (original combination)
Melania laevissima var. decollata Brot, 1875 · unaccepted (invalid; not Lamarck, 1822)
(of Melania laevissima G. B. Sowerby I, 1824) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1824). Descriptions, accompanied by figures, of several new species of shells. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1: 58-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570785
page(s): 60, pl. 5, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 60, pl. 5, fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Venezuela
type locality contained in Venezuela [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pachychilus laevissimus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=848316 on 2025-09-10
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original description
(of Melania laevissima G. B. Sowerby I, 1824) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1824). Descriptions, accompanied by figures, of several new species of shells. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1: 58-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570785
page(s): 60, pl. 5, fig. 5 [details]
additional source Jousseaume, F. (1889). Voyage de M. Eugène Simon au Venezuela (Décembre 1887 - Avril 1888). Mollusques. <em>Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 2: 232-259, pl. 9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10048155
page(s): 257 [details]
additional source Linares, E. L. & Vera M. L. (2012). Catálogo de los Moluscos Continentales de Colombia. Bogotá: Universidad Nacional de Colombia. 360 pp.
page(s): 119 [details]
identification resource Pointier J.P. (ed.). (2015). <i>Freshwater molluscs of Venezuela and their medical and veterinary importance</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 228 pp. [details]
page(s): 60, pl. 5, fig. 5 [details]
additional source Jousseaume, F. (1889). Voyage de M. Eugène Simon au Venezuela (Décembre 1887 - Avril 1888). Mollusques. <em>Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France.</em> 2: 232-259, pl. 9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10048155
page(s): 257 [details]
additional source Linares, E. L. & Vera M. L. (2012). Catálogo de los Moluscos Continentales de Colombia. Bogotá: Universidad Nacional de Colombia. 360 pp.
page(s): 119 [details]
identification resource Pointier J.P. (ed.). (2015). <i>Freshwater molluscs of Venezuela and their medical and veterinary importance</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 228 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
