original descriptionViquesnel, A. (1846). Journal d'un Voyage dans la Turquie d'Europe II. Mémoirs de la Société Géologique de France. Sér. 2, 1 (2), 207-303., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42314870 page(s): 266 [details]
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Spelling The name was based on Bonelli’s unpublished catalogue, but was first described in Viquesnel (1846) as "M.[elanopsis] narsolina" [sic]. However, the name M. narzolina - probably the "correct" spelling sensu Bonelli - has been in prevailing usage since then. For reasons of stability, the name narzolina should be maintained according to Art. 33.3.1 (see Harzhauser et al. 2015: 10). [details] Type locality Narzole, Cuneo, Italy; late Messinian, late Miocene [details]