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Melania Lamarck, 1799

205560  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205560)

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  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order)
  7. Cerithioidea (Superfamily)
  8. Thiaridae (Family)
  9. Melania (Genus)
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  1. Subgenus Melania (Acrostoma) Brot, 1871 accepted as Paracrostoma Cossmann, 1900 (name invalid (preoccupied))
    1. Species Melania (Acrostoma) sindangbaranensis K. Martin, 1906 † accepted as Sulcospira sindangbaranensis (K. Martin, 1906) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  2. Subgenus Melania (Balanocochlis) P. Fischer, 1885 accepted as Balanocochlis P. Fischer, 1885 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Melania (Balanocochlis) patula Bellardi & Michelotti, 1840 † accepted as Holandriana patula (Bellardi & Michelotti, 1840) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Melania (Balanocochlis) propatula Sacco, 1886 † accepted as Amphimelania patula propatula (Sacco, 1886) † accepted as Holandriana patula propatula (Sacco, 1886) † (superseded rank and combination)
  3. Subgenus Melania (Campylostylus) F. Sandberger, 1870 † accepted as Campylostylus F. Sandberger, 1870 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Melania (Campylostylus) allobrogum Oppenheim, 1892 † accepted as Campylostylus allobrogus (Oppenheim, 1892) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Campylostylus is considered a separate genus)
    2. Species Melania (Campylostylus) galloprovincialis (Matheron, 1843) † accepted as Campylostylus galloprovincialis (Matheron, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Melania (Campylostylus) taxandrica É. Vincent, 1930 † accepted as Campylostylus taxandricus (É. Vincent, 1930) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Campylostylus is considered a separate genus)
  4. Subgenus Melania (Eulima) Risso, 1826 accepted as Eulima Risso, 1826
    1. Species Melania (Eulima) incerta Anton, 1838 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  5. Subgenus Melania (Eumelania) Rovereto, 1899 accepted as Melanoides Olivier, 1804 (invalid: unnecessary nom. nov. pro Striatella Brot, 1870, by Rovereto treated as a junior homonym of Striatella Agardh, 1832, which is a diatom and thus does not compete in homonymy)
    1. Species Melania (Eumelania) aquitanica Noulet, 1846 † accepted as Tinnyea aquitanica (Noulet, 1846) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Melania (Eumelania) etrusca De Stefani, 1880 † accepted as Melanoides curvicosta (Deshayes, 1835) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    3. Species Melania (Eumelania) juliani Roman, 1912 † accepted as Melanoides juliani (Roman, 1912) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  6. Subgenus Melania (Goniobasis) I. Lea, 1862 accepted as Goniobasis I. Lea, 1862 accepted as Elimia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
    1. Species Melania (Goniobasis) sculptilis Meek, 1870 † accepted as Juga subsculptilis (Meek, 1870) † (subjective synonym; junior homonym of Melania sculptilis I. Lea, 1852)
    2. Species Melania (Goniobasis) subsculptilis Meek, 1870 † accepted as Juga subsculptilis (Meek, 1870) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Melania (Goniobasis) wyomingensis Meek, 1873 † accepted as Pachymelania wyomingensis (Meek, 1873) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  7. Subgenus Melania (Melanoides) Olivier, 1804 accepted as Melanoides Olivier, 1804 (subgenus level not accepted)
    1. Species Melania (Melanoides) escheri Merian, 1849 † accepted as Tinnyea lauraea (Matheron, 1843) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Species Melania (Melanoides) inquinata Defrance, 1823 † accepted as Tinnyea vittata melanioides (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    3. Species Melania (Melanoides) soloensis K. Martin, 1905 † accepted as Brotia variabilis (W. H. Benson, 1836) accepted as Brotia costula (Rafinesque, 1833) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  8. Subgenus Melania (Melanopsis) A. Férussac, 1807 accepted as Melanopsis A. Férussac, 1807
    1. Species Melania (Melanopsis) parreyssii R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Microcolpia parreyssii (R. A. Philippi, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  9. Subgenus Melania (Potadoma) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Potadoma Swainson, 1840 (considered a separate genus)
    1. Species Melania (Potadoma) veterna Meek & Hayden, 1861 † accepted as Lioplacodes veternus (Meek & Hayden, 1861) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  10. Subgenus Melania (Stenomelania) P. Fischer, 1885 accepted as Stenomelania P. Fischer, 1885 (original rank)
    1. Species Melania (Stenomelania) dollfusi Jodot, 1928 † accepted as Stenomelania dollfusi (Jodot, 1928) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Stenomelania is considered separate a genus)
  11. Subgenus Melania (Striatella) Brot, 1870 accepted as Melanoides Olivier, 1804 (junior synonym)
    1. Species Melania (Striatella) castrepiscopalensis Almera, 1894 † accepted as Melanoides (Melanoides) castrepiscopalensis (Almera, 1894) † accepted as Melanoides castrepiscopalensis (Almera, 1894) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Melania (Striatella) fennemai K. Martin, 1905 † accepted as Brotia torquata fennemai (K. Martin, 1905) † (superseded rank and combination)
    3. Species Melania (Striatella) sumedangensis K. Martin, 1905 † accepted as Melanoides sumedangensis (K. Martin, 1905) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Melania (Striatella) woodwardi K. Martin, 1905 † accepted as Melanoides tuberculata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  12. Subgenus Melania (Tarebia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Tarebia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    1. Species Melania (Tarebia) bojolaliensis K. Martin, 1905 † accepted as Tarebia bojolaliensis (K. Martin, 1905) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Melania (Tarebia) cardinalis de Lapparent, 1938 † accepted as Tarebia cardinalis (de Lapparent, 1938) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Tarebia is considered a distinct genus)
    3. Species Melania (Tarebia) darmavangiensis K. Martin, 1905 † accepted as Tarebia darmavangiensis (K. Martin, 1905) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Melania (Tarebia) kritjianensis K. Martin, 1905 † accepted as Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    5. Species Melania (Tarebia) madiunensis K. Martin, 1905 † accepted as Tarebia granifera madiunensis (K. Martin, 1905) † (superseded rank and combination)
    6. Species Melania (Tarebia) preangerensis K. Martin, 1905 † accepted as Tarebia preangerensis (K. Martin, 1905) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    7. Species Melania (Tarebia) tjariangensis K. Martin, 1905 † accepted as Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    8. Species Melania (Tarebia) tjemoroensis K. Martin, 1905 † accepted as Mieniplotia scabra (O. F. Müller, 1774) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  13. Species Melania abbreviata F. A. Roemer, 1836 † accepted as Cloughtonia abbreviata (F. A. Roemer, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  14. Species Melania abchasica Seninski, 1905 † accepted as Tinnyea abchasica (Seninski, 1905) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  15. Species Melania acicula Matheron, 1843 † accepted as Hadraxon aciculus (Matheron, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, invalid; not Philippi, 1836)
  16. Species Melania albigensis Noulet, 1854 † accepted as Tinnyea albigensis (Noulet, 1854) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  17. Species Melania almerae Cossmann, 1898 † accepted as Eginea almerae (Cossmann, 1898) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  18. Species Melania alpina F. Sandberger, 1871 † accepted as Brotia alpina (F. Sandberger, 1871) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  19. Species Melania ameghiniana Doello-Jurado, 1927 † accepted as Paleoanculosa ameghiniana (Doello-Jurado, 1927) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  20. Species Melania andrusovi Seninski, 1905 † accepted as Tinnyea andrusovi (Seninski, 1905) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  21. Species Melania anthonyi Meek & Hayden, 1856 † accepted as Hydrobia anthonyi (Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  22. Species Melania apirospira Fontannes, 1884 † accepted as Melanoides apirospira (Fontannes, 1884) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  23. Species Melania applanata T. Fuchs, 1873 † accepted as Micromelania applanata (T. Fuchs, 1873) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  24. Species Melania aquitanica Noulet, 1846 † accepted as Tinnyea aquitanica (Noulet, 1846) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  25. Species Melania arcta Meek, 1860 † accepted as Elimia tenera arcta (Meek, 1860) † (superseded rank and combination)
  26. Species Melania aubryana Heude, 1889 accepted as Hua aubryana (Heude, 1889) (original combination)
  27. Species Melania auingeri Handmann, 1882 † accepted as Tinnyea escheri (Merian, 1849) † accepted as Tinnyea lauraea (Matheron, 1843) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  28. Species Melania beckeri Dunker, 1853 † accepted as Tarebia acuta acuta (J. Sowerby, 1822) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  29. Species Melania bicarinata Etheridge, 1879 † accepted as Dyris bicarinatus (Etheridge, 1879) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  30. Species Melania bittneri Oppenheim, 1895 † accepted as Brotia bittneri (Oppenheim, 1895) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  31. Species Melania bizonata Briart & Cornet, 1877 † accepted as Hemisinus bizonatus (Briart & Cornet, 1877) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  32. Species Melania bronnii F. A. Roemer, 1836 † accepted as Pseudomelania bronnii (F. A. Roemer, 1836) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  33. Species Melania buccinoidea Olivier, 1801 accepted as Melanopsis buccinoidea (Olivier, 1801) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  34. Species Melania bulimoides Klein, 1846 † accepted as Galba bulimoides (Klein, 1846) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  35. Species Melania bullia Ihering, 1907 † accepted as Paleoanculosa bullia (Ihering, 1907) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  36. Species Melania cancellata Yabe & Nagao, 1926 † accepted as Pachychilus recticancellata (T. Kobayashi & K. Suzuki, 1939) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Melania cancellata Say, 1829 and M. cancellata Benson, 1842; Semisulcospira recticancellata is a replacement name)
  37. Species Melania canicularis Lamarck, 1804 † accepted as Acirsa canicularis (Lamarck, 1804) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  38. Species Melania carica Oppenheim, 1919 † accepted as Melanoides tuberculata dadiana (Oppenheim, 1919) † (subjective synonym)
  39. Species Melania carniolica Bittner, 1884 † accepted as Pseudopyrgula carniolica (Bittner, 1884) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  40. Species Melania castellaunensis Boussac, 1911 † accepted as Brotia castellaunensis (Boussac, 1911) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  41. Species Melania catalaunica Almera & Bofill y Poch, 1895 † accepted as Melanoides (Melanoides) catalaunica (Almera & Bofill y Poch, 1895) † accepted as Melanoides catalaunica (Almera & Bofill y Poch, 1895) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  42. Species Melania catandubica Maury, 1934 † accepted as Aylacostoma catandubica (Maury, 1934) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  43. Species Melania cerithioides Rolle, 1858 † accepted as Tarebia cerithioides (Rolle, 1858) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  44. Species Melania clavula Deshayes, 1825 † accepted as Rissoina clavula (Deshayes, 1825) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  45. Species Melania coarctata J. A. Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1843 † accepted as Pseudomelania lineata (J. Sowerby, 1818) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, invalid: junior homonym of Melania coarctata Lamarck, 1816)
  46. Species Melania cochlea Münster, 1841 † accepted as Pseudoscalites cochlea (Münster, 1841) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  47. Species Melania conica Münster, 1841 † accepted as Coelostylina conica (Münster, 1841) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  48. Species Melania convexa Meek & Hayden, 1856 † accepted as Goniobasis convexa (Meek & Hayden, 1856) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  49. Species Melania costata Olivier, 1804 accepted as Melanopsis costata (Olivier, 1804) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  50. Species Melania crestensis Fontannes, 1880 † accepted as Melanoides fasciata (J. Sowerby, 1819) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  51. Species Melania curvicosta Deshayes, 1835 † accepted as Melanoides curvicosta (Deshayes, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  52. Species Melania curvicostata Melleville, 1843 † accepted as Faunus curvicostatus (Melleville, 1843) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  53. Species Melania cuvieri Deshayes, 1825 † accepted as Jponsia cuvieri (Deshayes, 1825) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  54. Species Melania dadiana Oppenheim, 1919 † accepted as Melanoides tuberculata dadiana (Oppenheim, 1919) † (superseded rank and combination)
  55. Species Melania decursa Conrad, 1871 † accepted as Goniobasis taylori (Gabb, 1866) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  56. Species Melania destefani Pantanelli, 1877 † accepted as Micromelania destefani (Pantanelli, 1877) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  57. Species Melania diestopleura Fontannes, 1884 † accepted as Melanoides diestopleura (Fontannes, 1884) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  58. Species Melania distincta Zittel, 1863 † accepted as Melanotarebia distincta (Zittel, 1863) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  59. Species Melania distorta Defrance, 1823 † accepted as Melanella distorta (Defrance, 1823) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  60. Species Melania dives L. M. Vidal, 1874 † accepted as Pyrgulifera dives (L. M. Vidal, 1874) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  61. Species Melania elegans T. Fuchs, 1877 † accepted as Goniochilus graecus (Wenz, 1919) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Melania elegans Benson, 1836; Micromelania graeca is a replacement name)
  62. Species Melania elongatissima Pantanelli, 1877 † accepted as Micromelania elongatissima (Pantanelli, 1877) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  63. Species Melania escheri Merian, 1849 † accepted as Tinnyea lauraea (Matheron, 1843) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  64. Species Melania etrusca De Stefani, 1880 † accepted as Melanoides curvicosta (Deshayes, 1835) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  65. Species Melania ettingshausei Dainelli, 1901 † accepted as Melanoides ettingshauseni (Dainelli, 1901) † (emendation: obviously named after Constantin von Ettingshausen, which Dainelli referred to several times in the text; new combination)
  66. Species Melania falcicostata Hofmann, 1870 † accepted as Melanoides falcicostata (Hofmann, 1870) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  67. Species Melania fibula Deshayes, 1862 † accepted as Bayania fibula (Deshayes, 1862) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  68. Species Melania forbesii J. Morris, 1856 † accepted as Potamaclis forbesii (J. Morris, 1856) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  69. Species Melania fossariformis Tournouër, 1879 † accepted as Amphimelania fossariformis (Tournouër, 1879) † accepted as Holandriana fossariformis (Tournouër, 1879) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  70. Species Melania fuchsii R. Hoernes, 1874 † accepted as Odostomia fuchsii (R. Hoernes, 1874) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  71. Species Melania furuhjelmi C. Mayer, 1869 † accepted as Melanoides furuhjelmi (C. Mayer, 1869) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  72. Species Melania fusiformis Münster, 1841 † accepted as Euchrysalis fusiformis (Münster, 1841) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  73. Species Melania gabrieli Roule, 1886 † accepted as Hadraxon gabrieli (Roule, 1886) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  74. Species Melania gaji Brusina, 1878 † accepted as Holandriana gaji (Brusina, 1878) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  75. Species Melania gendinganensis K. Martin, 1905 † accepted as Stenomelania semicancellata (von dem Busch, 1844) accepted as Stenomelania torulosa (Bruguière, 1789) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  76. Species Melania gracilicosta F. Sandberger, 1872 † accepted as Melanoides curvicosta (Deshayes, 1835) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  77. Species Melania granulosa Michelotti, 1840 † accepted as Melanoides curvicosta (Deshayes, 1835) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  78. Species Melania grossecostata Klein, 1852 † accepted as Tinnyea lauraea (Matheron, 1843) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  79. Species Melania grossula Yokoyama, 1928 † accepted as Melanoides grossula (Yokoyama, 1928) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  80. Species Melania gueymardi Fontannes, 1880 † accepted as Melanoides fasciata (J. Sowerby, 1819) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  81. Species Melania hamiltoniana E. Forbes, 1845 † accepted as Prososthenia hamiltoniana (E. Forbes, 1845) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  82. Species Melania hantkeni Oppenheim, 1892 † accepted as Pseudobellardia auriculata (Schlotheim, 1820) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  83. Species Melania harpa Matheron, 1861 † accepted as Paludomus harpa (Matheron, 1861) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  84. Species Melania harpaeformis F. C. L. Koch & Dunker, 1837 † accepted as Ptychostylus harpaeformis (F. C. L. Koch & Dunker, 1837) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  85. Species Melania heberti Hermite, 1879 † accepted as Melanoides (Melanoides) heberti (Hermite, 1879) † accepted as Melanoides heberti (Hermite, 1879) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  86. Species Melania heberti Hantken, 1878 † accepted as Campylostylus heberti (Hantken, 1878) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  87. Species Melania hedenborgi Bukowski, 1892 † accepted as Melanoides tuberculata curvicosta (Deshayes, 1835) † accepted as Melanoides curvicosta (Deshayes, 1835) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  88. Species Melania hellespontica Calvert & Neumayr, 1880 † accepted as Palaeotaia hellespontica (Calvert & Neumayr, 1880) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  89. Species Melania heptagona L. M. Vidal, 1874 † accepted as Pyrgulifera heptagona (L. M. Vidal, 1874) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  90. Species Melania herklotsi K. Martin, 1879 † accepted as Sermyla tornatella (I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851) accepted as Sermyla riquetii (Grateloup, 1840) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  91. Species Melania herouvallensis Deshayes, 1862 † accepted as Bayania herouvallensis (Deshayes, 1862) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  92. Species Melania horrida Dunker, 1853 † accepted as Melanoides fasciata (J. Sowerby, 1819) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  93. Species Melania humerosa Meek, 1860 † accepted as Pyrgulifera humerosa (Meek, 1860) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  94. Species Melania ilerdensis L. M. Vidal, 1874 † accepted as Pyrgulifera ilerdensis (L. M. Vidal, 1874) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  95. Species Melania illyrica Bittner, 1884 † accepted as Pseudopyrgula illyrica (Bittner, 1884) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  96. Species Melania inaspecta T. Fuchs, 1870 † accepted as Microbeliscus inaspectus (T. Fuchs, 1870) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  97. Species Melania inermis Tate, 1873 † accepted as Ptychostylus inermis (Tate, 1873) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  98. Species Melania inquinata Defrance, 1823 † accepted as Tinnyea vittata melanioides (J. Sowerby, 1816) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  99. Species Melania invenusta Meek & Hayden, 1857 † accepted as Goniobasis invenusta (Meek & Hayden, 1857) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  100. Species Melania junghuhni K. Martin, 1879 † accepted as Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  101. Species Melania kargilensis Sahni & Bhatnagar, 1957 † accepted as Thiara kargilensis (Sahni & Bhatnagar, 1957) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  102. Species Melania kochii Bernardi, 1856 accepted as Aylacostoma kochii (Bernardi, 1856) (original combination)
  103. Species Melania kotredeschana Bittner, 1884 † accepted as Pseudopyrgula kotredeschana (Bittner, 1884) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  104. Species Melania larunda C. A. White, 1876 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  105. Species Melania lauraea Matheron, 1843 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  106. Species Melania lawley Pantanelli, 1877 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  107. Species Melania letochae T. Fuchs, 1873 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  108. Species Melania limnaeiformis Martinson, 1954 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  109. Species Melania livescens Menke, 1830 (unaccepted, original combination)
  110. Species Melania lombersensis Noulet, 1868 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  111. Species Melania lusitanica Roman, 1907 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, tentative superseded combination)
  112. Species Melania macedonica Burgerstein, 1877 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  113. Species Melania macrochilinoides Doello-Jurado, 1927 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  114. Species Melania majevitzae Oppenheim, 1901 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  115. Species Melania matheroni Roule, 1884 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  116. Species Melania mayeri Gümbel, 1861 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  117. Species Melania miikensis Nagao, 1928 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  118. Species Melania minutissima Deshayes, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  119. Species Melania minutula Meek & Hayden, 1856 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  120. Species Melania multistriata Meek & Hayden, 1856 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  121. Species Melania muricata Forbes, 1856 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  122. Species Melania nebrascensis Meek & Hayden, 1856 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  123. Species Melania nerineiformis F. Sandberger, 1870 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  124. Species Melania nicolayana Hartt, 1870 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  125. Species Melania nitidula Meek, 1860 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  126. Species Melania nitidula Deshayes, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  127. Species Melania nystii Nyst, 1836 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  128. Species Melania obeloides Tausch, 1886 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  129. Species Melania oblonga Bronn, 1831 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  130. Species Melania obsoleta Łomnicki, 1886 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  131. Species Melania ollierensis Roule, 1886 † (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  132. Species Melania omitta Meek & Hayden, 1857 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  133. Species Melania ovata Bronn, 1831 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  134. Species Melania ovata Martinson, 1954 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Melania ovata Bronn, 1831; G. martinsoniana is a replacement name)
  135. Species Melania pachecoi L. M. Vidal, 1917 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  136. Species Melania packardi Dickerson, 1915 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  137. Species Melania paludinaris Münster, 1841 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  138. Species Melania patula Bellardi & Michelotti, 1840 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  139. Species Melania pauletii Dumas, 1876 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  140. Species Melania pecchiolii M. Hörnes, 1856 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  141. Species Melania petroea L. M. Vidal, 1874 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  142. Species Melania philippi Dunker, 1843 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  143. Species Melania pilari Neumayr, 1880 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  144. Species Melania polita Deshayes, 1825 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  145. Species Melania praecessa Deshayes, 1861 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  146. Species Melania pygmaea F. C. L. Koch & Dunker, 1837 † (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  147. Species Melania quadristriata R. A. Philippi, 1841 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  148. Species Melania raincourti Morlet, 1885 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  149. Species Melania rhodensis Bukowski, 1892 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  150. Species Melania ricinus Neumayr, 1875 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  151. Species Melania saginata L. M. Vidal, 1874 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  152. Species Melania sagoriana Bittner, 1884 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  153. Species Melania saigoi Yokoyama, 1928 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  154. Species Melania savinensis Bittner, 1884 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  155. Species Melania scabroides Yokoyama, 1928 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  156. Species Melania scalarioides Etheridge, 1879 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  157. Species Melania sejuncta Deshayes, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  158. Species Melania semicostellata Deshayes, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  159. Species Melania semigranosa Michelotti, 1840 † (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Melania semigranosa von dem Busch, 1842)
  160. Species Melania semiplicata Lamarck, 1804 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  161. Species Melania semistriata Lamarck, 1804 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  162. Species Melania serbica Živković, 1893 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  163. Species Melania simpsoni Meek, 1860 † (unaccepted, superseded rank and combination)
  164. Species Melania sondeiana K. Martin, 1905 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  165. Species Melania sphecodes Fontannes, 1884 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  166. Species Melania spina Dunker, 1853 † (unaccepted, junior homonym of M. spica Grateloup, 1838; synonym)
  167. Species Melania stillans L. M. Vidal, 1874 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  168. Species Melania sturi Bittner, 1884 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  169. Species Melania stygii Brongniart, 1823 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  170. Species Melania submadiunensis Yokoyama, 1928 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  171. Species Melania subotici Brusina, 1902 † (unaccepted, "escheri-species flock" to be revised: M. escheri is a nomen nudum, first available name is M. lauraea Matheron, 1843; new combination after Harzhauser et al. (2002); we follow Kowalke (2004) who separates taxa on species level)
  172. Species Melania subrugosa A. d'Orbigny, 1850 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  173. Species Melania subtortuosa Meek & Hayden, 1857 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  174. Species Melania subulata F. A. Roemer, 1839 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  175. Species Melania suevica K. Miller, 1907 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  176. Species Melania sulcatina Deshayes, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  177. Species Melania sulpiciana Deshayes, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  178. Species Melania supraplecta Münster, 1841 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  179. Species Melania suturata T. Fuchs, 1873 † (unaccepted, superseded rank and combination)
  180. Species Melania taylori Gabb, 1866 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  181. Species Melania tenuicarinata Meek & Hayden, 1857 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  182. Species Melania tenuicostata Matheron, 1843 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  183. Species Melania terebriformis J. Morris, 1859 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  184. Species Melania tergestina Stache, 1871 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  185. Species Melania tournoueri T. Fuchs, 1877 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  186. Species Melania tricarinata Etheridge, 1879 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  187. Species Melania triticea A. Férussac, 1825 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  188. Species Melania tungkuanensis Ping, 1931 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  189. Species Melania turbinelloides T. Fuchs, 1870 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  190. Species Melania turrita Klein, 1846 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  191. Species Melania turrita Hsü, 1935 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Melania turrita Klein, 1846; Melania hsuiana Yen, 1943 is a replacement name)
  192. Species Melania turritella Dunker, 1846 † (unaccepted, junior homonym of Melania turritella Pfeiffer, 1840; Cerithium subturritella is a replacement name)
  193. Species Melania turritissima Lyell, 1855 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  194. Species Melania ventricosa de Serres, 1829 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  195. Species Melania ventriculosa Deshayes, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  196. Species Melania verbasensis Neumayr, 1883 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  197. Species Melania verrii De Stefani, 1877 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  198. Species Melania vidali Cossmann, 1898 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  199. Species Melania viquesneli Pavlović, 1903 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  200. Species Melania warrenana Meek & Hayden, 1857 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  201. Species Melania wetzleri Dunker, 1848 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  202. Species Melania zinkeni Dunker, 1846 † (unaccepted)
  203. Species Melania affuvelensis Matheron, 1861 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  204. Species Melania angusta Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  205. Species Melania anomala H. M. Jenkins, 1864 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  206. Species Melania ariegensis G. Termier, 1954 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  207. Species Melania arnaudi Coquand, 1860 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  208. Species Melania asphaltica Stache, 1871 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  209. Species Melania badensis Handmann, 1889 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  210. Species Melania bolivari L. M. Vidal, 1917 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  211. Species Melania boreaui Coquand, 1860 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  212. Species Melania canalifera Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  213. Species Melania canalis I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  214. Species Melania canamaresi Royo y Gómez, 1927 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  215. Species Melania carinata Bosquet, 1859 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  216. Species Melania claibornensis Heilprin, 1880 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  217. Species Melania clita Matheron, 1878 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  218. Species Melania colloti Roule, 1886 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  219. Species Melania concentrica Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  220. Species Melania costulata Repelin, 1902 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  221. Species Melania crassa Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  222. Species Melania ductrix Stache, 1871 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  223. Species Melania duthiersi L. M. Vidal, 1917 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  224. Species Melania elegans Handmann, 1882 † (uncertain > nomen dubium, invalid: junior homonym of M. elegans Benson, 1836)
  225. Species Melania erosa R. P. Lesson, 1831 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  226. Species Melania eulimoides Matheron, 1861 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  227. Species Melania gourreti Roule, 1884 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  228. Species Melania gracilis Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  229. Species Melania gradata Blanford, 1883 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  230. Species Melania granulatocincta Stoliczka, 1860 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  231. Species Melania hsuiana Yen, 1943 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  232. Species Melania hunteri Hislop, 1860 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  233. Species Melania immutata Handmann, 1882 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  234. Species Melania inaequistriata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  235. Species Melania koehleri Roule, 1884 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  236. Species Melania krausei Icke & K. Martin, 1905 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  237. Species Melania limburgica É. Vincent, 1930 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  238. Species Melania macrochiloides F. Sandberger, 1870 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  239. Species Melania melaviensis K. Martin, 1898 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  240. Species Melania mengaudi Villatte, 1952 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  241. Species Melania multitorquata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  242. Species Melania multorbis L. S. Russell, 1932 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  243. Species Melania munieri (Roule, 1884) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  244. Species Melania nansensis Matheron, 1861 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  245. Species Melania nicolasi Oppenheim, 1895 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  246. Species Melania nitida Repelin, 1902 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  247. Species Melania nodosa Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  248. Species Melania nympha Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  249. Species Melania obovata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Melania obovata Say, 1829)
  250. Species Melania oolithica Gourret, 1884 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  251. Species Melania pennensis Oppenheim, 1895 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  252. Species Melania penoti Roule, 1884 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  253. Species Melania perversa Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  254. Species Melania pisinensis Stache, 1871 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  255. Species Melania praelonga Matheron, 1861 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  256. Species Melania pseudepiscopalis Blanford, 1883 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  257. Species Melania pupaeformis Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  258. Species Melania pusilla F. A. Roemer, 1839 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  259. Species Melania pyramidata de Serres, 1829 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  260. Species Melania quadricostata Repelin, 1902 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  261. Species Melania quadrilineata J. De C. Sowerby, 1840 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  262. Species Melania quedlingburgensis Mertin, 1939 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  263. Species Melania sanctarum Roule, 1886 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  264. Species Melania sansaniensis Noulet, 1854 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  265. Species Melania scalaris J. De C. Sowerby, 1829 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  266. Species Melania similis Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  267. Species Melania snatolensis Krishtofovich, 1947 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  268. Species Melania subcolumnaris Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  269. Species Melania subconcentrica Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  270. Species Melania subovata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  271. Species Melania subscalaris Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  272. Species Melania subtortilis Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  273. Species Melania sulcorogata Cossmann, 1899 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  274. Species Melania tenuis Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Melania tenuis Anton, 1838)
  275. Species Melania tenuistriata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  276. Species Melania texata Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  277. Species Melania tournali Matheron, 1878 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  278. Species Melania tricarinata Dunker, 1846 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  279. Species Melania tricostata Repelin, 1902 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
  280. Species Melania turriformis Martinson & Velikzhanina, 1960 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  281. Species Melania turritellaris Münster, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  282. Species Melania whiteavesi Stanton & Hatcher, 1905 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, status and classification uncertain)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melania Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205560 on 2025-09-13
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Melania Lamarck, 1799. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205560 on 2025-09-13
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Köhler, Frank

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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