Doryssa transversa (I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851)

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FAMÍLIA: PACHYCHILIDAE

ESPÉCIE: Doryssa transversa (I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851)

Tamanho médio: 30 – 40 mm

Habitat: rios e riachos, geralmente de maior correnteza

Ocorrência: Guiana, Amazon River; Anauá River, Roraima; Venezuela

Localidade tipo: Guiana

Nome original: Melania transversa I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851

Subespécies:

(i) Doryssa transversa jaryensis Pilsbry, 1914 aceita como Doryssa jaryensis Pilsbry, 1914

(ii) Doryssa transversa tapajozensis Pilsbry, 1914 aceita como Doryssa tapajozensis Pilsbry, 1914

Fotos: (1-3) University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: UMMZ 70593, Venezuela, sem localidade específica

Fontes:

Descrição original: (como Melania transversa I. Lea & H. C. Lea, 1851) Lea, I.; Lea, H. C. (1851). Description of a new genus of the family Melaniana, and of many new species of the genus Melania, chiefly collected by Hugh Cuming, Esq., during his zoological voyage in the East , and now first described. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 18: 179-197 [28 February 1851, teste Duncan (1937:81)]., disponível online em https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12858889
página(s): 186-187

Pain, T. (1956). Revision of the Melaniidae of British Guyana and Surinam. Basteria. 20(4-5): 91-105., disponível online em http://natuurtijdschriften.nl/download?type=document;docid=596362
página(s): 97

Berning M.I. (2020). Cerithioidea. Pp. 354-377, in: Thorp and Covich’s Freshwater Invertebrates, ed. 4. Volume 5 (C. Damborenea, F.C. Rogers & J.J. Thorp): Keys to neotropical and Antarctic fauna. Academic Press.
página(s): 362, fig. 11.79A

Simone, L. R. L. (2006). Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Brazil. Editora Gráfica Bernardi, FAPESP. São Paulo, 390 pp.
página(s): 77

UMMZ Mollusk Data Group, LSA IT A (2026). University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Division of Mollusks. Version 1.133. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/qyvohy accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-11-06. https://gbif.org/occurrence/1882145112

MolluscaBase: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1075237