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WoRMS taxon details

Melongena patula (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)

AphiaID

567144 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:567144)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Melongena Schumacher, 1817

Original name

Pyrula patula Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829

Synonymised names

Pyrula patula Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 · unaccepted

Environment

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

Original description

(of Pyrula patula Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1829). Observations on new or interesting Mollusca contained, for the most part, in the Museum of the Zoological Society. Zoological Journal. 4: 359-379, pl. 9. [January]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27485275
page(s): 377 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Melongena patula (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567144 on 2026-05-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-04-01 13:52:13Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

2013-08-28 16:05:29Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

2022-06-13 02:02:16Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2022-08-18 16:19:13Z

changed

Vos, Chris

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Pyrula patula Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) Broderip, W. J. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1829). Observations on new or interesting Mollusca contained, for the most part, in the Museum of the Zoological Society. Zoological Journal. 4: 359-379, pl. 9. [January]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27485275
page(s): 377 [details]

Other

context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biologia Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors