Marine Species Traits - Melanoides recticosta (E. von Martens, 1882)

Traits taxon details

Melanoides recticosta (E. von Martens, 1882)

AphiaID

1060077 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1060077)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Melanoides Olivier, 1804

Original name

Melania recticosta E. von Martens, 1882

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Martens, E. von. (1882). Binnen-Conchylien aus Angola und Loango. <em>Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 9: 243–250., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16360036
page(s): 248. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melanoides recticosta (E. von Martens, 1882). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060077 on 2025-09-17

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Melanoides recticosta (E. von Martens, 1882). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1060077 on 2025-09-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-02-14 09:12:39Z

created

Köhler, Frank

2020-10-18 08:45:42Z

changed

Herbert, David

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Sources (2)
Links (1)

original description (of ) Martens, E. von. (1882). Binnen-Conchylien aus Angola und Loango. <em>Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 9: 243–250., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16360036
page(s): 248. [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]

To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)