Marine Species Traits - Mesodon (Akromesodon) K. C. Emberton, 1991

Traits name details

Mesodon (Akromesodon) K. C. Emberton, 1991

AphiaID

997896 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:997896)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted name

Mesodon A. Férussac, 1821

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Mesodon A. Férussac, 1821

Original name

Mesodon (Akromesodon) K. C. Emberton, 1991

Direct children (3)

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Species Mesodon (Akromesodon) altivagus (Pilsbry, 1900) represented as Mesodon altivagus (Pilsbry, 1900)
Species Mesodon (Akromesodon) andrewsae (W. G. Binney, 1879) represented as Mesodon andrewsae (W. G. Binney, 1879)
Species Mesodon (Akromesodon) normalis (Pislbry, 1900) represented as Mesodon normalis (Pilsbry, 1900)

Environment

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

Original description

Emberton, K.C. (1991). The genitalic, allozymic and conchological evolution of the Tribe Mesodontini (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora: Polygyridae). Malacologia, 33(1-2): 71-178., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13114064 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Mesodon (Akromesodon) K. C. Emberton, 1991. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=997896 on 2025-05-21

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Mesodon (Akromesodon) K. C. Emberton, 1991. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=997896 on 2025-05-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-06-15 08:11:33Z

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Bank, Ruud

2017-12-19 08:11:38Z

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Bank, Ruud

2022-11-07 21:54:25Z

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Páll-Gergely, Barna

2023-06-04 23:28:51Z

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Auffenberg, Kurt

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Sources (3)

original description Emberton, K.C. (1991). The genitalic, allozymic and conchological evolution of the Tribe Mesodontini (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora: Polygyridae). Malacologia, 33(1-2): 71-178., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13114064 [details]

basis of record Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017. [details]

additional source Emberton, K. C. (1995). When shells do not tell: 145 million years of evolution in North America's polygyrid land snails, with a revision and conservation priorities. <em>Malacologia.</em> 37(1): 69-110. Ann Arbor., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13113494
page(s): 93 [details]