melanian

English

Etymology

From the obsolete genus Melania.

Noun

melanian (plural melanians)

  1. (malacology, obsolete) One of a family of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks with a turret-shaped shell (Melaniidae), which is now considered a synonym for the family Thiaridae, but also containing many species since reclassified into other families.

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