Marine Species Traits - Melanoides (Tarebia) acuta (J. Sowerby, 1822) †

Traits name details

Melanoides (Tarebia) acuta (J. Sowerby, 1822) †

AphiaID

1476525 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1476525)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Tarebia acuta (J. Sowerby, 1822) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Melanoides (Tarebia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Tarebia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854

Original name

Potamides acutus J. Sowerby, 1822 †

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Subspecies Melanoides (Tarebia) acuta echinocarena Wenz, 1929 † accepted as Tarebia acuta echinocarena (Wenz, 1929) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Potamides acutus J. Sowerby, 1822 †) Sowerby, J.; Sowerby, J. De C. (1821-1823). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth. Vol. IV. Privately published by author, London, pp. 1-160, pls. 307-407., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14392771
page(s): 53-54, pl. 341, fig. 2 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melanoides (Tarebia) acuta (J. Sowerby, 1822) †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1476525 on 2025-09-16

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Melanoides (Tarebia) acuta (J. Sowerby, 1822) †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1476525 on 2025-09-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-01-14 09:17:37Z

created

Neubauer, Thomas A.

2022-11-21 12:29:08Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

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Sources (1)

original description (of Potamides acutus J. Sowerby, 1822 †) Sowerby, J.; Sowerby, J. De C. (1821-1823). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth. Vol. IV. Privately published by author, London, pp. 1-160, pls. 307-407., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14392771
page(s): 53-54, pl. 341, fig. 2 [details]