Marine Species Traits - Melanoides psorica (Morelet, 1864)

Traits taxon details

Melanoides psorica (Morelet, 1864)

AphiaID

1060075 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1060075)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Melanoides Olivier, 1804

Original name

Melania psorica Morelet, 1864

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Morelet, A. (1864). Description de coquilles inédites. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 12 (3): 155-159; 286-290., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055368
page(s): 287 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melanoides psorica (Morelet, 1864). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060075 on 2025-09-18

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Melanoides psorica (Morelet, 1864). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060075 on 2025-09-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-02-14 09:12:39Z

created

Köhler, Frank

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Sources (3)
Links (1)

original description (of ) Morelet, A. (1864). Description de coquilles inédites. <em>Journal de conchyliologie.</em> 12 (3): 155-159; 286-290., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055368
page(s): 287 [details]

basis of record Brown, D. S. (1980). Freshwater snails of Africa and their medical importance. Taylor & Francis, London. 1-487.
page(s): 92 [details]

additional source Breure, A.S.H., Audibert, C. & Ablett, J.D. (2018). Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (1809-1892) and his contributions to malacology. Leiden: Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. 544 pp.
page(s): 397 [details] Available for editors

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