MolluscaBase - Melanopsis (Melanopsis) praemorsa (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Melanopsis (Melanopsis) praemorsa (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

1820481 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1820481)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Melanopsis praemorsa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Melanopsis (Melanopsis) A. Férussac, 1807 represented as Melanopsis A. Férussac, 1807

Original name

Buccinum praemorsum Linnaeus, 1758

Direct children (3)

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Variety Melanopsis (Melanopsis) praemorsa var. fusulatina Sacco, 1895 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Melanopsis (Melanopsis) praemorsa var. longopyrulata Sacco, 1895 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Melanopsis (Melanopsis) praemorsa var. pseudofallax Sacco, 1895 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of Buccinum praemorsum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis (Melanopsis) praemorsa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1820481 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2025-06-28 20:37:57Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

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original description (of Buccinum praemorsum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 740 [details] Available for editors

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