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Melanopsis kleinii Kurr, 1856 †
822835 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:822835)
accepted
Species
Melanopsis callosa var. curta Locard, 1893 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melanopsis kleini [sic] † · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Subspecies Melanopsis kleinii kleinii Kurr, 1856 †
- Subspecies Melanopsis kleinii valentinensis Fontannes, 1880 †
fossil only
Kurr, J.G.v. (1856). Land- und Süsswasserconchylien der Tertiärformation Oberschwabens. Jahreshefte des Vereins für vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg. 12, 38-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7988935
page(s): 42 [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
Note Langenenslingen (Andelfingen) and Zwiefalten,...
Type locality Langenenslingen (Andelfingen) and Zwiefalten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; late Burdigalian to early Langhian, early to middle Miocene [details]
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original description
Kurr, J.G.v. (1856). Land- und Süsswasserconchylien der Tertiärformation Oberschwabens. Jahreshefte des Vereins für vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg. 12, 38-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7988935
page(s): 42 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis callosa var. curta Locard, 1893 †) Locard, A. (1893). Monographie des mollusques tertiaires terrestres et fluviatiles de la Suisse. Deuxième partie. <em>Mémoires de la Société Paléontologique Suisse.</em> 19, 131-275.
page(s): 181-182, pl. 9, fig. 20 [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis callosa var. curta Locard, 1893 †) Locard, A. (1893). Monographie des mollusques tertiaires terrestres et fluviatiles de la Suisse. Deuxième partie. <em>Mémoires de la Société Paléontologique Suisse.</em> 19, 131-275.
page(s): 181-182, pl. 9, fig. 20 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Langenenslingen (Andelfingen) and Zwiefalten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; late Burdigalian to early Langhian, early to middle Miocene [details]
