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Melatoma Swainson, 1840

435321  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:435321)

 unaccepted
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Melanopsis (Melatoma) Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted (original rank)

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  1. Subgenus Melatoma (Splendrillia) Hedley, 1922 accepted as Splendrillia Hedley, 1922 (superseded combination)
  2. Species Melatoma dampieria Hedley, 1922 accepted as Inquisitor dampieria (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
  3. Species Melatoma duplaris Hedley, 1922 accepted as Wairarapa duplaris (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
  4. Species Melatoma eburnea Hedley, 1922 accepted as Splendrillia eburnea (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
  5. Species Melatoma hadromeres Melvill, 1927 accepted as Buchema hadromeres (Melvill, 1927) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  6. Species Melatoma lygdina Hedley, 1922 accepted as Splendrillia lygdina (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
  7. Species Melatoma spadicina Hedley, 1922 accepted as Splendrillia spadicina (Hedley, 1922) (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
(of Melanopsis (Melatoma) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 202, 342 [details]   
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Melatoma Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=435321 on 2024-03-28
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2009-12-02 12:49:18Z
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2010-09-28 19:54:47Z
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2011-08-04 16:03:15Z
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2019-12-27 19:06:32Z
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2020-11-05 07:44:51Z
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original description  (of Melanopsis (Melatoma) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 202, 342 [details]   

status source Dall, W. H. (1918). Notes on the nomenclature of the mollusks of the family Turritidae. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 54: 313-333., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15724094
page(s): 317 [details]