MolluscaBase taxon details
Melanopsis flammulata De Stefani, 1877 †
952179 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:952179)
accepted
Species
Melanopsis antiqua Pallary, 1916 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Variety Melanopsis flammulata var. tuberosa De Stefani, 1880 † accepted as Melanopsis nodosa A. Férussac, 1822 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
fossil only
De Stefani, C. (1877). Molluschi continentali fino ad ora notati in ltalia nei terreni pliocenici, ed ordinamento di questi ultimi. <em>Atti della Societa Toscana di Scienze Naturali Residente in Pisa.</em> 3(2): 274-325., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34891376
page(s): 306-309, pl. 18, fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 306-309, pl. 18, fig. 7 [details]
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Type locality contained in Italy
type locality contained in Italy [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis flammulata De Stefani, 1877 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=952179 on 2024-07-04
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original description
De Stefani, C. (1877). Molluschi continentali fino ad ora notati in ltalia nei terreni pliocenici, ed ordinamento di questi ultimi. <em>Atti della Societa Toscana di Scienze Naturali Residente in Pisa.</em> 3(2): 274-325., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34891376
page(s): 306-309, pl. 18, fig. 7 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis antiqua Pallary, 1916 †) Pallary, P. (1916). Observations relatives à la nomenclature des Melanopsis fossiles. <em>Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord.</em> 7 (3), 70-87., available online at http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/spa/Libro.php?Libro=1840
page(s): 78 [details]
source of synonymy 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): 2663 [details]
page(s): 306-309, pl. 18, fig. 7 [details]
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original description (of Melanopsis antiqua Pallary, 1916 †) Pallary, P. (1916). Observations relatives à la nomenclature des Melanopsis fossiles. <em>Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord.</em> 7 (3), 70-87., available online at http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/spa/Libro.php?Libro=1840
page(s): 78 [details]
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source of synonymy 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): 2663 [details]
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Synonymy Wenz (1923) listed the name in synonymy of "Melanopsis antiqua antiqua Férussac, 1823". However, that name is not available from Férussac (1823), who obviously did not intend it as species-group name. The name became available from Pallary (1916) who associated the name with an illustration in Férussac (1823: pl. 8, fig. 2). Consequently, Melanopsis flammulata De Stefani, 1877 is the oldest available name for the taxon. [details]Synonymy Wenz (1929: 2663) considered the taxon as a junior synonym of "Melanospis antiqua Férussac", which is not an available name and, in turn, is listed a synonym of M. affinis (Esu & Girotti 1975). [details]