Traits taxon details
Melanopsis costata (Olivier, 1804)
716180 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:716180)
accepted
Species
Melania costata Olivier, 1804 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Melanopsis blanckenhorni Schütt, 1988 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Subspecies Melanopsis costata costata (Olivier, 1804)
- Subspecies Melanopsis costata jordanica J. R. Roth, 1839
- Subspecies Melanopsis costata lampra Bourguignat, 1884
- Subspecies Melanopsis costata obliqua Bourguignat, 1884
- Variety Melanopsis costata var. abbreviata Brusina, 1874 † accepted as Melanopsis abbreviata Brusina, 1874 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Variety Melanopsis costata var. glabra Brusina, 1874 † accepted as Melanopsis abbreviata glabra Brusina, 1874 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Variety Melanopsis costata var. nodosa Brusina, 1874 † accepted as Melanopsis abbreviata nodosula Wenz, 1928 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of M. nodosa Férussac, 1823; replacement name introduced by Wenz (1928))
recent + fossil
(of Melania costata Olivier, 1804) Olivier, G.A. (1804). Voyage dans l'Empire Othoman, l'Égypte et la Perse, fair par ordre du Gouvernement, pendant les six premières années de la République. Tome second, ii pp. + 466 pp. + Errata (1 pp.); Atlas, 2d livraison: vii pp., pl. 18-32. Paris (H. Agasse)., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PPN=PPN625322681&DMDID=&LOGID=LOG_0005&PHYSID=PHYS_0008
page(s): 294 (footnote), pl. 31, fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 294 (footnote), pl. 31, fig. 3 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis costata (Olivier, 1804). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716180 on 2025-03-31
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Melanopsis costata (Olivier, 1804). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716180 on 2025-03-31
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(of Melania costata Olivier, 1804) Olivier, G.A. (1804). Voyage dans l'Empire Othoman, l'Égypte et la Perse, fair par ordre du Gouvernement, pendant les six premières années de la République. Tome second, ii pp. + 466 pp. + Errata (1 pp.); Atlas, 2d livraison: vii pp., pl. 18-32. Paris (H. Agasse)., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PPN=PPN625322681&DMDID=&LOGID=LOG_0005&PHYSID=PHYS_0008
page(s): 294 (footnote), pl. 31, fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis blanckenhorni Schütt, 1988 †) Schütt, H. (1988). Ergänzungen zur Kenntnis der Molluskenfauna oberpliozäner Süßwasserkonglomerate Syriens. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 118(4/6): 129-143.
page(s): 137, pl. 3, figs 18-20 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Glöer, P. & Pešić, V. (2012). The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 219: 11-61. Sofia [4 September]., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.219.3406 [details]
additional source Heller, J.; Mordan, P.; Ben-Ami, F.; Sivan, N. (2005). Conchometrics, systematics, and distribution of Melanopsis (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Levant. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 144 (2): 229-260. London [10 June]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00172.x
page(s): 241, fig. 10 [details] Available for editors
additional source Prashad, B. (1921). Report on the freshwater gastropod molluscs of Lower Mesopotamia. Part III. - The families Neritidae, Hydrobiidae and Melaniidae. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 18(5) [Report on the aquatic fauna of Seistan with subsidiary studies. Part V]: 215-227. Calcutta [29 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11134343
page(s): 225-226 [details]
status source Falniowski, A.; Heller, J.; Cameron, R. A. D.; Pokryszko, B. M.; Osikowski, A.; Rysiewska, A.; Hofman, S. (2020). Melanopsidae (Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea) from the eastern Mediterranean: another case of morphostatic speciation. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 190(2): 483-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz160 [details] Available for editors
identification resource Glöer, P. (2019). <i>The freshwater gastropods of the West-Palaearctis</i>. Volume 1. Fresh- and brakish waters except spring and subterranean snails. Identification key, anatomy, ecology, distribution. Published by the author. 399 pp.
page(s): 77, fig. 73 [details]
page(s): 294 (footnote), pl. 31, fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis blanckenhorni Schütt, 1988 †) Schütt, H. (1988). Ergänzungen zur Kenntnis der Molluskenfauna oberpliozäner Süßwasserkonglomerate Syriens. <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 118(4/6): 129-143.
page(s): 137, pl. 3, figs 18-20 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Glöer, P. & Pešić, V. (2012). The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 219: 11-61. Sofia [4 September]., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.219.3406 [details]
additional source Heller, J.; Mordan, P.; Ben-Ami, F.; Sivan, N. (2005). Conchometrics, systematics, and distribution of Melanopsis (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Levant. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 144 (2): 229-260. London [10 June]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00172.x
page(s): 241, fig. 10 [details] Available for editors
additional source Prashad, B. (1921). Report on the freshwater gastropod molluscs of Lower Mesopotamia. Part III. - The families Neritidae, Hydrobiidae and Melaniidae. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 18(5) [Report on the aquatic fauna of Seistan with subsidiary studies. Part V]: 215-227. Calcutta [29 April]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11134343
page(s): 225-226 [details]
status source Falniowski, A.; Heller, J.; Cameron, R. A. D.; Pokryszko, B. M.; Osikowski, A.; Rysiewska, A.; Hofman, S. (2020). Melanopsidae (Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea) from the eastern Mediterranean: another case of morphostatic speciation. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 190(2): 483-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz160 [details] Available for editors
identification resource Glöer, P. (2019). <i>The freshwater gastropods of the West-Palaearctis</i>. Volume 1. Fresh- and brakish waters except spring and subterranean snails. Identification key, anatomy, ecology, distribution. Published by the author. 399 pp.
page(s): 77, fig. 73 [details]
