MolluscaBase - Melanopsis doriae var. nigra H. E. J. Biggs, 1934

MolluscaBase name details

Melanopsis doriae var. nigra H. E. J. Biggs, 1934

AphiaID

1012012 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1012012)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Melanopsis doriae Issel, 1865 accepted as Melanopsis ammonis Tristram, 1865

Rank

Variety

Parent

Melanopsis doriae Issel, 1865 accepted as Melanopsis ammonis Tristram, 1865

Original name

Melanopsis doriae var. nigra H. E. J. Biggs, 1934

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Biggs, H. E. J. (1934). Supposed new variety of Melanopsis doriae. Journal of Conchology. 20(2): 60.
page(s): 60 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis doriae var. nigra H. E. J. Biggs, 1934. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1012012 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-07-06 21:45:41Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

2023-04-06 21:40:21Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

2023-10-17 04:59:28Z

changed

Auffenberg, Kurt

Licensing

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Sources (2)

original description Biggs, H. E. J. (1934). Supposed new variety of Melanopsis doriae. Journal of Conchology. 20(2): 60.
page(s): 60 [details]

additional source Biggs, H. E. J. (1937). Mollusca of the Iranian Plateau. Journal of Conchology. 20 (12): 342-350. London [23 September].
page(s): 348 [details]