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Melanopsis gorceixi Tournouër, 1875 †
822606 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:822606)
accepted
Species
Melanopsis (Canthidomus) proteus Tournouër, 1875 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melanopsis (Canthidomus) proteus var. fusiformis Magrograssi, 1928 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melanopsis gorceixi proteus Tournouër, 1875 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melanopsis nassaeformis Neumayr, 1880 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melanopsis proteus Tournouër, 1875 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Subspecies Melanopsis gorceixi aegea Tournouër, 1875 †
- Subspecies Melanopsis gorceixi broti Neumayr, 1880 †
- Subspecies Melanopsis gorceixi gorceixi Tournouër, 1875 †
- Subspecies Melanopsis gorceixi heldreichi Neumayr, 1880 †
- Subspecies Melanopsis gorceixi polyptycha Neumayr, 1880 †
- Subspecies Melanopsis gorceixi reducta Willmann, 1981 †
- Subspecies Melanopsis gorceixi semiplicata Neumayr, 1880 †
- Subspecies Melanopsis gorceixi proteus Tournouër, 1875 † accepted as Melanopsis gorceixi Tournouër, 1875 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Melanopsis gorceixi sporadum Tournouër, 1876 † accepted as Melanopsis sporadum Tournouër, 1876 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Variety Melanopsis gorceixi var. globosa Magrograssi, 1928 † accepted as Melanopsis gorceixi gorceixi Tournouër, 1875 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Melanopsis gorceixi var. major Magrograssi, 1928 † accepted as Melanopsis gorceixi gorceixi Tournouër, 1875 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Melanopsis gorceixi var. subtilis Magrograssi, 1928 † accepted as Melanopsis gorceixi gorceixi Tournouër, 1875 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
fossil only
Tournouër, R. (1875). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de Coquilles d'eau douce, recueillies par M. Gorceix dans les terrains tertiaires supérieurs de l'île de Cos. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 23: 76-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15674610
page(s): 76 [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
Note Antimácheia ("prope vicum Antimaki"), Kos,...
Type locality Antimácheia ("prope vicum Antimaki"), Kos, Greece; Tafi Formation, early Pleistocene [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis gorceixi Tournouër, 1875 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=822606 on 2025-03-31
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original description
Tournouër, R. (1875). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de Coquilles d'eau douce, recueillies par M. Gorceix dans les terrains tertiaires supérieurs de l'île de Cos. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 23: 76-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15674610
page(s): 76 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis nassaeformis Neumayr, 1880 †) Neumayr, M. (1880). Über den geologischen Bau der Insel Kos und über die Gliederung der jungtertiären Binnenablagerungen des Archipels. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. 40 (1), 213-314., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33416883
page(s): 293, pl. 1, fig. 20 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis proteus Tournouër, 1875 †) Tournouër, R. (1875). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de Coquilles d'eau douce, recueillies par M. Gorceix dans les terrains tertiaires supérieurs de l'île de Cos. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 23: 76-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15674610
page(s): 77 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis (Canthidomus) proteus var. fusiformis Magrograssi, 1928 †) Magrograssi, A. (1928). La fauna levantina di Coo e di Rodi. <em>Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano.</em> 67, 249-264.
page(s): 260, pl. 6, fig. 17 [details]
basis of record Wenz, W. (1923-1930). Fossilium Catalogus I: Animalia. Gastropoda extramarina tertiaria. W. Junk, Berlin. Vol. I: 1-352 pp. (1923), Vol. II: 353-736 pp. (1923), Vol. III: 737-1068 pp. (1923), Vol. IV: 1069-1420 pp. (1923), Vol. V: 1421-1734 pp. (1923), Vol. VI: 1735-1862 pp. (1923), Vol. VII: 1863-2230 pp. (1926), Vol. VIII: 2231-2502 pp. (1928), Vol. IX: 2503-2886 pp. (1929), Vol. X: 2887-3014 pp. (1929), Vol. XI: 3015-3387 pp. (1930)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/61839#/summary
page(s): 2735 [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis nassaeformis Neumayr, 1880 †) Neumayr, M. (1880). Über den geologischen Bau der Insel Kos und über die Gliederung der jungtertiären Binnenablagerungen des Archipels. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. 40 (1), 213-314., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33416883
page(s): 293, pl. 1, fig. 20 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis proteus Tournouër, 1875 †) Tournouër, R. (1875). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de Coquilles d'eau douce, recueillies par M. Gorceix dans les terrains tertiaires supérieurs de l'île de Cos. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 23: 76-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15674610
page(s): 77 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis (Canthidomus) proteus var. fusiformis Magrograssi, 1928 †) Magrograssi, A. (1928). La fauna levantina di Coo e di Rodi. <em>Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano.</em> 67, 249-264.
page(s): 260, pl. 6, fig. 17 [details]
basis of record Wenz, W. (1923-1930). Fossilium Catalogus I: Animalia. Gastropoda extramarina tertiaria. W. Junk, Berlin. Vol. I: 1-352 pp. (1923), Vol. II: 353-736 pp. (1923), Vol. III: 737-1068 pp. (1923), Vol. IV: 1069-1420 pp. (1923), Vol. V: 1421-1734 pp. (1923), Vol. VI: 1735-1862 pp. (1923), Vol. VII: 1863-2230 pp. (1926), Vol. VIII: 2231-2502 pp. (1928), Vol. IX: 2503-2886 pp. (1929), Vol. X: 2887-3014 pp. (1929), Vol. XI: 3015-3387 pp. (1930)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/61839#/summary
page(s): 2735 [details]




From editor or global species database
Type locality Antimácheia ("prope vicum Antimaki"), Kos, Greece; Tafi Formation, early Pleistocene [details]
To Conchology (Melanopsis gorceixi FOSSIL)
To MNHN Fossil collection (Melanopsis gorceixi TOURNOUËR, 1875; Syntype; F.B39045)
To MNHN Fossil collection (Melanopsis proteus TOURNOUËR, 1875; Syntype; F.B39046) (from synonym Melanopsis proteus Tournouër, 1875 †)
To MNHN Fossil collection (Melanopsis gorceixi TOURNOUËR, 1875; Syntype; F.B39045)
To MNHN Fossil collection (Melanopsis proteus TOURNOUËR, 1875; Syntype; F.B39046) (from synonym Melanopsis proteus Tournouër, 1875 †)