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Melania polita

Gastropoda - Thiaridae

Taxonomy
Melania polita was named by Deshayes (1825).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. milkensis, M. penoti, M. terebriformis, M. whiteavsi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Melania polita Deshayes p. 116 figs. Pl 14, figs 20,21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyThiaridaeTroschel 1857
subfamilyThiarinaeMorrison 1954
genusMelaniaRöding 1798
speciespolita

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Melania polita Deshayes 1825
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available