WoRMS name details
Elimia brevis (I. Lea, 1843)
1116682 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1116682)
uncertain > unassessed (based on a junior homonym - Anculosa solida I. Lea, 1843 is bext available synonym)
Species
Anculosa solida I. Lea, 1843 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Lithasia cylindrica I. Lea, 1866 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Melania brevis I. Lea, 1843 · unaccepted (junior homonym)
Melania brevis Reeve, 1860 · unaccepted
Melania trivittata Reeve, 1861 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
(of Melania brevis I. Lea, 1843) Lea, I. (1843). On fresh water shells (continuation) [sixteen new species of the family Melanianae]. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 2(24): 241-243 [on or before 3 January 1843, teste Scudder (1885: 41)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34521669
page(s): 242 [details]
page(s): 242 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Elimia brevis (I. Lea, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1116682 on 2026-10-09
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(of Melania brevis I. Lea, 1843) Lea, I. (1843). On fresh water shells (continuation) [sixteen new species of the family Melanianae]. <em>Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 2(24): 241-243 [on or before 3 January 1843, teste Scudder (1885: 41)]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34521669
page(s): 242 [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): 242 [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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