WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Joculator melania Laseron, 1956

AphiaID

592274 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:592274)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Joculator Hedley, 1909

Original name

Joculator melania Laseron, 1956

Environment

marine

Original description

Laseron, C. F. (1956). The family Cerithiopsidae (Mollusca) from the Solanderian and Dampierian zoogeographical provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 7 (1): 151-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/mf9560151
page(s): 169, fig. 28 [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Type locality contained in Queensland

type locality contained in Queensland [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Joculator melania Laseron, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=592274 on 2026-07-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-12-27 15:08:28Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Laseron, C. F. (1956). The family Cerithiopsidae (Mollusca) from the Solanderian and Dampierian zoogeographical provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 7 (1): 151-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/mf9560151
page(s): 169, fig. 28 [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Cecalupo A. & Perugia I. (2019). New species of Cerithiopsidae and Newtoniellidae from Okinawa (Japan - Pacific Ocean). Visaya. suppl. 12: 1-84. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 29, pl. 10 figs 1a-c [details]