WoRMS taxon details
Melo umbilicatus Broderip, 1826
385413 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:385413)
accepted
Species
Voluta ducalis Lamarck, 1811 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (presumed nomen oblitum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): 175, pl. 170 [details]
page(s): 175, pl. 170 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Melo umbilicatus Broderip, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385413 on 2026-09-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673
page(s): 175, pl. 170 [details]
original description (of Voluta ducalis Lamarck, 1811) Lamarck [J.B.M. de]. (1811). Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques testacés. Volute (<i>Voluta</i>). <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 17: 54-80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29406851
page(s): 57 [details]
basis of record Dharma, B. (2023). Species of <i>Melo</i> Broderip in Sowerby I, 1826 fom the Indonesian archipelago, with the description of two new species (Gastropoda: Volutidae). <em>Novapex.</em> 24(1): 1-20.
page(s): 12, figs 5A-M [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 175, pl. 170 [details]
original description (of Voluta ducalis Lamarck, 1811) Lamarck [J.B.M. de]. (1811). Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques testacés. Volute (<i>Voluta</i>). <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> 17: 54-80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29406851
page(s): 57 [details]
basis of record Dharma, B. (2023). Species of <i>Melo</i> Broderip in Sowerby I, 1826 fom the Indonesian archipelago, with the description of two new species (Gastropoda: Volutidae). <em>Novapex.</em> 24(1): 1-20.
page(s): 12, figs 5A-M [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
subsequent type designation
Healy, J.; Salvador, A.; Wilson, N. (2026). Re-evaluation of the status of type material for 18th and 19th century species of Melo (baler shells) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Volutidae) and its bearing on current taxonomy in the genus. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature.</em> 67: 25-53., available online at https://doi.org/10.17082/mwjj9275 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Conchology (Melo umbilicatus)
To Malacopics (Melo umbilicatus Broderip, 1826 Australia, Queensland, Capricorn Channel, by trawli...
To NHMUK collection (Melo umbilicatus Broderip in G. B. Sowerby I, 1826; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6765751)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Conchology (Melo umbilicatus)
To Malacopics (Melo umbilicatus Broderip, 1826 Australia, Queensland, Capricorn Channel, by trawli...
To NHMUK collection (Melo umbilicatus Broderip in G. B. Sowerby I, 1826; HOLOTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:6765751)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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