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Melanella Bowdich, 1822

137978  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137978)

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Genus
Balcis Leach, 1847 · unaccepted

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  1. Species Melanella acicula (A. Gould, 1849)
  2. Species Melanella alba (da Costa, 1778)
  3. Species Melanella algoensis (E. A. Smith, 1901)
  4. Species Melanella atlantica (E. A. Smith, 1890)
  5. Species Melanella attenuata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)
  6. Species Melanella cifara Bartsch, 1915
  7. Species Melanella cumingii (A. Adams, 1854)
  8. Species Melanella dufresnii Bowdich, 1822
  9. Species Melanella flexuosa (A. Adams, 1854)
  10. Species Melanella hastata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
  11. Species Melanella iotoides Bartsch, 1916
  12. Species Melanella jucunda (Thiele, 1925)
  13. Species Melanella lactea (A. Adams, 1854)
  14. Species Melanella major (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834)
  15. Species Melanella muelleriae (Sturany, 1903)
  16. Species Melanella polita (Linnaeus, 1758)
  17. Species Melanella solida (G. B. Sowerby II, 1865)
  18. Species Melanella trunca (R. B. Watson, 1897)
  19. Species Melanella asser Bartsch, 1915 accepted as Fusceulima asser (Bartsch, 1915)
  20. Species Melanella dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1899) accepted as Parvioris dilecta (E. A. Smith, 1899)
  21. Species Melanella dufresnei [sic] accepted as Melanella dufresnii Bowdich, 1822 (misspelling)
  22. Species Melanella farica Bartsch, 1915 accepted as Oceanida whitechurchi (W. H. Turton, 1932)
  23. Species Melanella inconspicua (R. B. Watson, 1897) accepted as Eulima inconspicua R. B. Watson, 1897
  24. Species Melanella inflexa (Blainville, 1825) accepted as Melanella dufresnii Bowdich, 1822
  25. Species Melanella lutea Rodrìguez Garcìa del Castillo, 2000 accepted as Melanella trunca (R. B. Watson, 1897)
  26. Species Melanella subangulata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) accepted as Melanella alba (da Costa, 1778)
  27. Species Melanella munda (E. A. Smith, 1899) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Bowdich, T.E. (1822). <i>Elements of conchology, including the fossil genera and the animals. Part I. Univalves</i>. 79 pp., 19 pls. Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/45861
page(s): 27 [details]   
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Melanella Bowdich, 1822. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137978 on 2024-04-19
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024). African Register of Marine Species. Melanella Bowdich, 1822. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137978 on 2024-04-19
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
2013-09-07 02:55:47Z
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2017-07-02 00:47:59Z
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2019-10-25 07:36:02Z
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original description Bowdich, T.E. (1822). <i>Elements of conchology, including the fossil genera and the animals. Part I. Univalves</i>. 79 pp., 19 pls. Paris. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/45861
page(s): 27 [details]   

original description  (of Balcis Leach, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 271 [details]   

basis of record Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). <em>Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> suppl 13: 1-96.
page(s): 54 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
 
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