MolluscaBase taxon details
Elimia bellula (I. Lea, 1861)
1116679 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1116679)
accepted
Species
Goniobasis lepida I. Lea, 1863 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Lithasia vittata I. Lea, 1862 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Melania bellula I. Lea, 1861 · unaccepted (original combination)
Melania crepera I. Lea, 1861 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Melania fumea I. Lea, 1861 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Melania propria I. Lea, 1861 · unaccepted (invalid, a junior homonym of...)
invalid, a junior homonym of another Melania propria I. Lea, 1861; Goniobasis lepida I. Lea, 1863 is a replacement name
Melania punicea I. Lea, 1861 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Melania shelbyensis I. Lea, 1861 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Melania solidula I. Lea, 1861 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
(of Melania bellula I. Lea, 1861) 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): 122 [details]
page(s): 122 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Elimia bellula (I. Lea, 1861). Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1116679 on 2025-06-15
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original description
(of Goniobasis lepida I. Lea, 1863) Lea I. (1863). New Melanidae of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> (2) 5(3): 217-356, plates 34-39 [March 1863]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35217921
page(s): 227, pl. 34, fig. 17 [details]
original description (of Lithasia vittata I. Lea, 1862) Lea, I. (1862). Descriptions of eleven new species of Melanidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 14: 272-273 [after 27 May 1862; before 1 August 1862]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1951744
page(s): 273 [details]
original description (of Melania bellula I. Lea, 1861) 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): 122 [details]
original description (of Melania crepera I. Lea, 1861) 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): 123 [details]
original description (of Melania fumea I. Lea, 1861) 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): 123 [details]
original description (of Melania propria I. Lea, 1861) 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): 123 [details]
original description (of Melania punicea I. Lea, 1861) 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): 119 [details]
original description (of Melania shelbyensis I. Lea, 1861) 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): 121 [details]
original description (of Melania solidula I. Lea, 1861) 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): 121 [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 227, pl. 34, fig. 17 [details]
original description (of Lithasia vittata I. Lea, 1862) Lea, I. (1862). Descriptions of eleven new species of Melanidae of the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 14: 272-273 [after 27 May 1862; before 1 August 1862]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1951744
page(s): 273 [details]
original description (of Melania bellula I. Lea, 1861) 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): 122 [details]
original description (of Melania crepera I. Lea, 1861) 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): 123 [details]
original description (of Melania fumea I. Lea, 1861) 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): 123 [details]
original description (of Melania propria I. Lea, 1861) 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): 123 [details]
original description (of Melania punicea I. Lea, 1861) 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): 119 [details]
original description (of Melania shelbyensis I. Lea, 1861) 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): 121 [details]
original description (of Melania solidula I. Lea, 1861) 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): 121 [details]
basis of record Johnson, P. D.; Bogan, A. E.; Brown, K. M.; Burkhead, N. M.; Cordeiro, J. R.; Garner, J. T.; Hartfield, P. D.; Lepitzki, D. A. W.; Mackie, G. L.; Tarpley, T. A.; Tiemann, J. S.; Whelan, N. V.; Strong, E. E. (2013). Conservation status of freshwater gastropods of Canada and the United States. <em>Fisheries.</em> 38(6): 247-282., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.785396 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To ANSP Malacology Collection (syntype of Melania bellula. Lea, 1861. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 122 - catalog no. 8651) (from synonym Melania bellula I. Lea, 1861)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 119079 Melania bellula Paralectotype) (from synonym Melania bellula I. Lea, 1861)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 119079 Melania bellula Paralectotype) (from synonym Melania bellula I. Lea, 1861)
