WoRMS name details
Melosidula B. J. Smith & Kershaw, 1979
818374 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:818374)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Cassidula zonata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 (type by original designation)
- Species Melosidula granosula Iredale, 1936 accepted as Cassidula granosula (Iredale, 1936) (original combination)
brackish, terrestrial
Smith, B. J. & Kershaw, R. C. (1979). Field guide to the non-marine molluscs of south-eastern Australia. <em>Australian National University Press, Canberra.</em> , available online at https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/items/04085b4a-c4aa-4c20-b558-c9edc6c9bdc9
page(s): 59 [details]
page(s): 59 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Melosidula B. J. Smith & Kershaw, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818374 on 2026-02-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Smith, B. J. & Kershaw, R. C. (1979). Field guide to the non-marine molluscs of south-eastern Australia. <em>Australian National University Press, Canberra.</em> , available online at https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/items/04085b4a-c4aa-4c20-b558-c9edc6c9bdc9
page(s): 59 [details]
page(s): 59 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Smith, B. J. (1992). Non-marine Mollusca. In: Houston W.W.K. (ed.) <i>Zoological Catalogue of Australia</i>, volume 8. xii + 405 pp. [details]
From editor or global species database
Authority The name Melosidula is not available (no diagnosis) from Iredale, 1936 [Records of the Australian Museum, 19(5): 328]; nor from Allan, 1959 [Australian shells, ed. 2: 364, 480]. [details]
