MolluscaBase name details
original description
Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris.</em> 1: 63-91., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13585626 page(s): 75 [details]
basis of record
Benson, W. H. (1830). Description of the animal of <i>Melania</i>, a genus of fluviatile Testacea; with remarks on its habits, and the characters of five species inhabiting the fresh waters of the Gangetic provinces. <em>Gleanings in Science.</em> 2: 21-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51583203 [details]
additional source
Westerlund, C. A. (1886). <i>Fauna der in der paläarctischen Region (...) lebenden Binnenconchylien</i>. I. Fam. Testacellidae, Glandinidae, Vitrinidae & Leucochroidae. – Lund: Håkan Ohlsson. 88 + 7 (Register) + 16 (Dritte Beilage [Nachträge und Berichtigungen zum Heft IV (I): pp. 1-6; Nachträge und Berichtigungen zum Heft V (II): pp. 6-15; Bemerkungen zum Heft I (III): p. 16]) pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10893267 page(s): 12 [details]
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