MolluscaBase - Micromenetus F. C. Baker, 1945

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Micromenetus F. C. Baker, 1945

AphiaID

743614 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:743614)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (junior objective synonym)

Accepted name

Dilatata Clessin, 1884

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Planorbis dilatatus A. Gould, 1841 accepted as Dilatata dilatata (A. Gould, 1841) accepted as Menetus dilatatus (A. Gould, 1841) (type by original designation)

Parent

Helisomatini F. C. Baker, 1928

Direct children (4)

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Species Micromenetus brongniartianus (I. Lea, 1843) accepted as Dilatata brongniartiana (I. Lea, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Micromenetus dilatatus (A. Gould, 1841) accepted as Dilatata dilatata (A. Gould, 1841) accepted as Menetus dilatatus (A. Gould, 1841) (unaccepted combination)
Species Micromenetus floridensis (F. C. Baker, 1945) accepted as Dilatata floridensis (F. C. Baker, 1945)
Species Micromenetus sampsoni (Ancey, 1885) accepted as Dilatata sampsoni (Ancey, 1885)

Environment

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

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Baker, F. C. (1945). The molluscan family Planorbidae. Collation, revision, and additions by Harley Jones Van Cleave. xxxvi + 530 pp., 1 portrait. [4 April]. Urbana (University of Illinois Press)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6519705
page(s): 187 [details]

Descriptive notes

Status Micromenetus has been treated as a genus distinct from Menetus (e.g., Johnson et al., 2013: 270). Dilatata is an objective...

Status Micromenetus has been treated as a genus distinct from Menetus (e.g., Johnson et al., 2013: 270). Dilatata is an objective senior synonym of Micromenetus. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Micromenetus F. C. Baker, 1945. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743614 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2013-11-01 17:55:01Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2018-04-04 07:27:53Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

2020-02-17 10:02:33Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2020-11-21 23:40:32Z

changed

Bieler, Rüdiger

Licensing

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original description Baker, F. C. (1945). The molluscan family Planorbidae. Collation, revision, and additions by Harley Jones Van Cleave. xxxvi + 530 pp., 1 portrait. [4 April]. Urbana (University of Illinois Press)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6519705
page(s): 187 [details]

From editor or global species database

Status Micromenetus has been treated as a genus distinct from Menetus (e.g., Johnson et al., 2013: 270). Dilatata is an objective senior synonym of Micromenetus. [details]

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