WoRMS name details
Melampus kuesteri (Krauss, 1843)
738192 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:738192)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
Auricula kuesteri Krauss, 1843 · unaccepted (synonym)
Auricula kuesteri var. oblonga Kuster, 1843 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Melampus (Tralia) kuesteri (Krauss, 1843) · unaccepted
Tralia kuesteri (Krauss, 1843) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Variety Melampus kuesteri var. oblongus (Kuster, 1844) accepted as Melampus lividus (Deshayes, 1830) (junior synonym)
marine
(of Auricula kuesteri Krauss, 1843) Küster, H. C. (1841-1845). Die Ohrschnecken (Auriculacea.). In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. <em>In: Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz.</em> Ersten Bandes, sechzehnte Abtheilung, erster Theil. (1) 16 (1, 25): 1-24, pls. 2 (1841); (1) 16 (1, 30): pl. 3 (1841); (1) 16 (1, 41): 23-30 (1843); (1) 16 (1, 42): pls. 4-6 (1843); (1) 16 (1, 49): 31-46, pls. 1, 7-9 (1844); (1) 16 (1, 53): 47-76, V-VI, pl. A (1845). Nürnberg (Bauer & Raspe). Note: page 23-24 were used twice in the page numbering., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/216460
page(s): 34, 35, pl. 4, fig. 10-13 [details]
page(s): 34, 35, pl. 4, fig. 10-13 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melampus kuesteri (Krauss, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=738192 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Auricula kuesteri Krauss, 1843) Küster, H. C. (1841-1845). Die Ohrschnecken (Auriculacea.). In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. <em>In: Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz.</em> Ersten Bandes, sechzehnte Abtheilung, erster Theil. (1) 16 (1, 25): 1-24, pls. 2 (1841); (1) 16 (1, 30): pl. 3 (1841); (1) 16 (1, 41): 23-30 (1843); (1) 16 (1, 42): pls. 4-6 (1843); (1) 16 (1, 49): 31-46, pls. 1, 7-9 (1844); (1) 16 (1, 53): 47-76, V-VI, pl. A (1845). Nürnberg (Bauer & Raspe). Note: page 23-24 were used twice in the page numbering., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/216460
page(s): 34, 35, pl. 4, fig. 10-13 [details]
page(s): 34, 35, pl. 4, fig. 10-13 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Herbert, D. & Kilburn, D. (2004). Field guide to the land snails and slugs of eastern South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: Natal Museum. [v] + 336 pp. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13801704
page(s): 81 [details]
additional source Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 469 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 81 [details]
additional source Connolly, M. (1939). A monographic survey of South African non-marine Mollusca. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 33: 1-660.
page(s): 469 [details] Available for editors
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