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Palmadusta (Melicerona) felina (Gmelin, 1791)

AphiaID

1660001 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1660001)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Melicerona felina (Gmelin, 1791)

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Species

Parent

Palmadusta (Melicerona) Iredale, 1930 accepted as Melicerona Iredale, 1930

Original name

Cypraea felina Gmelin, 1791

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Subspecies Palmadusta (Melicerona) felina pauciguttata F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938 accepted as Melicerona listeri listeri (J. E. Gray, 1824) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Cypraea felina Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3412 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Palmadusta (Melicerona) felina (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1660001 on 2026-05-14

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2023-05-12 10:56:44Z

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Herbert, David

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original description (of Cypraea felina Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3412 [details]

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