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The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
Melania mageni, Gassies
Melania mageni, Gassies.
Gassies, Faune Conchyliologique de la Nouvelle Caledonie, 1863, part i., p. 95, pl. vi., fig. 10. Abundant in the native wells at Funafuti. First described from New Caledonia, and lately recognised by Smith from Rotuma. Contrary to the priority given by Brot and Crosse this species has page precedence over M. montrouzieri, Gassies.