WoRMS name details
Mesalia melanioides Reeve, 1849
446501 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:446501)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genera <i>Mesalia</i> and <i>Eglisia</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967325
page(s): Pl. 1 (Mesalia), sp. 3 [details]
page(s): Pl. 1 (Mesalia), sp. 3 [details]
Note 1 sample consisting of 2 shells mounted on a...
Type material 1 sample consisting of 2 shells mounted on a wooden tablet, NHMUK, Type collection, Registration number 20140088. The right specimen appears to be Reeve's figured specimen. Measurements 43,65 mm x 13,9 mm (left spm); 38,85 mm x 13,3 mm). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mesalia melanioides Reeve, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446501 on 2025-03-23
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Reeve, L. A. (1849). Monograph of the genera <i>Mesalia</i> and <i>Eglisia</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 5, pl. 1 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated date: June 1849]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8967325
page(s): Pl. 1 (Mesalia), sp. 3 [details]
page(s): Pl. 1 (Mesalia), sp. 3 [details]
Syntype NHMUK 20140088, verbatimGeounit No locality indicate... [details]
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Type material 1 sample consisting of 2 shells mounted on a wooden tablet, NHMUK, Type collection, Registration number 20140088. The right specimen appears to be Reeve's figured specimen. Measurements 43,65 mm x 13,9 mm (left spm); 38,85 mm x 13,3 mm). [details]
