Marine Species Traits - Pseudomelania laevigata (J. Morris & Lycett, 1851) †

Traits taxon details

Pseudomelania laevigata (J. Morris & Lycett, 1851) †

AphiaID

1587884 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1587884)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pseudomelania F.-J. Pictet & Campiche, 1862 †

Original name

Eulima laevigata J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 †

Synonymised names

Eulima laevigata J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 † · unaccepted > superseded combination

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Eulima laevigata J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 †) Morris, J. & J. Lycett. (1851). A monograph of the Mollusca from the Great Oolite, chiefly from Minchinhampton and the coast of Yorkshire. Part I. Univalves. London: The Palaeontological Society. viii, 130 pp.; plates I-XV. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13127871
page(s): 114, pl. XV, fig. 4 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pseudomelania laevigata (J. Morris & Lycett, 1851) †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1587884 on 2026-07-26

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Pseudomelania laevigata (J. Morris & Lycett, 1851) †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1587884 on 2026-07-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-06-13 09:08:46Z

created

Vinarski, Maxim

2022-08-23 06:42:30Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

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Sources (3)
Attributes (2)

original description (of Eulima laevigata J. Morris & Lycett, 1851 †) Morris, J. & J. Lycett. (1851). A monograph of the Mollusca from the Great Oolite, chiefly from Minchinhampton and the coast of Yorkshire. Part I. Univalves. London: The Palaeontological Society. viii, 130 pp.; plates I-XV. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13127871
page(s): 114, pl. XV, fig. 4 [details]

basis of record Beisel A.L. (1983). Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous gastropods of the North of Middle Siberia. <em>Moscow: Nauka.</em> 95 p. [in Russian].
page(s): 62, pl. II, fig. 21 [details] Available for editors

additional source Kaim, A. (2004). The evolution of conch ontogeny in Mesozoic open sea gastropods. <em>Palaeontologia Polonica.</em> 62: 3-183., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230793471_The_evolution_of_conch_ontogeny_in_Meszoic_open_sea_gastropods [details] Available for editors

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