Marine Species Traits - Melanoides polymorpha (E. A. Smith, 1878)

Traits taxon details

Melanoides polymorpha (E. A. Smith, 1878)

AphiaID

1060054 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1060054)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Melanoides Olivier, 1804

Original name

Melania polymorpha E. A. Smith, 1878

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Smith, E. A. (1878). On the shells of Lake Nyasa, and on a few marine species from Mozambique. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1877: 712-722. Dated 1877, published 1878., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28518674
page(s): 714, pl. 75, figs 4-10 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melanoides polymorpha (E. A. Smith, 1878). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060054 on 2025-09-17

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Melanoides polymorpha (E. A. Smith, 1878). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060054 on 2025-09-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-02-14 09:12:39Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2020-04-03 09:53:50Z

changed

Herbert, David

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Sources (2)
Links (4)

original description (of ) Smith, E. A. (1878). On the shells of Lake Nyasa, and on a few marine species from Mozambique. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1877: 712-722. Dated 1877, published 1878., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28518674
page(s): 714, pl. 75, figs 4-10 [details]

basis of record Brown, D. S. (1980). Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance. Taylor & Francis, London. 1-487.
page(s): 88 [details]

To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanoides polymorpha)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 31 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)