WoRMS name details
Faunopsis Gill, 1863
887038 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:887038)
unaccepted
Genus
Melanopsis princeps I. Lea, 1834 accepted as Faunus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by original designation)
Gill T. (1863). Systematic arrangement of the mollusks of the family Viviparidae and others, inhabiting the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 15(1): 33-40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958297
page(s): 34 [details]
page(s): 34 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Faunopsis Gill, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887038 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Gill T. (1863). Systematic arrangement of the mollusks of the family Viviparidae and others, inhabiting the United States. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 15(1): 33-40., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958297
page(s): 34 [details]
page(s): 34 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Houbrick, R. S. (1991). Anatomy and systematical placement of <i>Faunus</i> Montfort 1810 (Prosobranchia: Melanopsinae). <em>Malacological Review.</em> 24: 35-54. Ann Arbor.
page(s): 37 [details]
page(s): 37 [details]
