original description
Lea, I. (1861). Descriptions of forty-nine new species of the genus <i>Melania</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 13: 117-123 [after 28 May 1861; before 30 September 1861]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26312823
page(s): 118 [details]
status source
Bieler, R. (2021). Isaac Lea's (1792-1886) substitutions and other modifications of his own names of molluscan species. <em>Malacologia.</em> 64(1): 1-56.
page(s): 27 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Homonymy Lea (1861) introduced the name Melania propria twice in the same article for two different species. This is the senior homonym. The junior homonym was renamed Goniobasis lepida I. Lea, 1863. [details]