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Melanopsis attenuata J. De C. Sowerby, 1836 †
1420675 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1420675)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Sowerby, James de Carle. (1836). Descriptive notes respecting the shells figured in Plates XI to XXIII. In: Fitton, W.H. Observations on some of the strata between the Chalk and the Oxford Oolite, in the South-east of England. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, ser. 2.</em> 4(2): 335-349 (Appendix A)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36206436
page(s): 228, 346, pl. 22, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 228, 346, pl. 22, fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Great Britain
type locality contained in Great Britain [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis attenuata J. De C. Sowerby, 1836 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1420675 on 2025-09-10
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Sowerby, James de Carle. (1836). Descriptive notes respecting the shells figured in Plates XI to XXIII. In: Fitton, W.H. Observations on some of the strata between the Chalk and the Oxford Oolite, in the South-east of England. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London, ser. 2.</em> 4(2): 335-349 (Appendix A)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36206436
page(s): 228, 346, pl. 22, fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 228, 346, pl. 22, fig. 5 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
