WoRMS name details

Buccinum melo R. P. Lesson, 1840

759053  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:759053)

 unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lesson, R. P. (1840). Molluscorum species novae. <em>Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 3: 355-356., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13714359
page(s): 355 [details] 
Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Buccinum melo R. P. Lesson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759053 on 2025-04-05
Date
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2014-03-27 13:39:20Z
created
2014-04-11 04:22:10Z
changed
2019-02-01 21:27:17Z
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2023-12-04 18:22:37Z
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Nomenclature

original description Lesson, R. P. (1840). Molluscorum species novae. <em>Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne.</em> 3: 355-356., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13714359
page(s): 355 [details] 

basis of record Powell, A. W. B. (1979). <i>New Zealand Mollusca. Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells</i>. Collins, Auckland, xiv + 500 pp., 82 pls. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Taxonomy

redescription Lesson, R.P. (1841). Description de quelques mollusques nouveaux. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles.</em> (2) 16 (Zoologie): 253–256., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35730713 [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality