MolluscaBase - Melanopsis aegyptiaca Blanckenhorn, 1901 †

MolluscaBase taxon details

Melanopsis aegyptiaca Blanckenhorn, 1901 †

AphiaID

1260418 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1260418)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Melanopsis A. Férussac, 1807

Original name

Melanopsis aegyptiaca Blanckenhorn, 1901 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Blanckenhorn, M. (1901). Neues zur Geologie und Paläontologie Aegyptens. IV. Das Pliocän- und Quartärzeitalter in Aegypten ausschliesslich des Rothen Meergebietes. <em>Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 53(3): 307-502, pl. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43916177
page(s): 414, pl. 15, figs 15, 16 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Egypt

type locality contained in Egypt [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis aegyptiaca Blanckenhorn, 1901 †. Accessed at: http://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1260418 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-06-25 15:24:31Z

created

Neubauer, Thomas A.

2018-07-09 20:58:41Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

Licensing

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Sources (1)
Documented distribution (1)

original description Blanckenhorn, M. (1901). Neues zur Geologie und Paläontologie Aegyptens. IV. Das Pliocän- und Quartärzeitalter in Aegypten ausschliesslich des Rothen Meergebietes. <em>Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 53(3): 307-502, pl. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43916177
page(s): 414, pl. 15, figs 15, 16 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality