MolluscaBase taxon details
Melanopsis buccinoidea (Olivier, 1801)
1001747 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1001747)
accepted
Species
Melania buccinoidea Olivier, 1801 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Melanopsis (Melanopsis) buccinoidea (Olivier, 1801) · alternative representation
Melanopsis (Melanopsis) buccinoides (Olivier, 1801) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Melanopsis buccinoides (Olivier, 1801) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Variety Melanopsis buccinoidea var. olivula Grateloup, 1828 † accepted as Melanopsis olivula Grateloup, 1828 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Variety Melanopsis buccinoidea var. chlorotica Pallary, 1913 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Variety Melanopsis buccinoidea var. dilatata Pallary, 1899 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
(of Melania buccinoidea Olivier, 1801) Olivier, G.A. (1801). Voyage dans l'Empire Othoman, l'Égypte et la Perse, fait par ordre du Gouvernement, pendant les six premières années de la République. Tome 1. xii pp. + Évaluation (1 pp.) + 432 pp. + Errata (1 pp.); Atlas, 1st livraison: vii pp., pls 1-17. Paris: H. Agasse. Agasse, Paris, 432 pp., available online at https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN625322428
page(s): 297, pl. 17 fig. 8 [details]
page(s): 297, pl. 17 fig. 8 [details]
Type locality contained in North Aegean Islands
, Note "Chios" Type locality restricted by Falniowski...
type locality contained in North Aegean Islands [details]
Type locality "Chios" Type locality restricted by Falniowski et al. (2020) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis buccinoidea (Olivier, 1801). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1001747 on 2025-09-11
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(of Melania buccinoidea Olivier, 1801) Olivier, G.A. (1801). Voyage dans l'Empire Othoman, l'Égypte et la Perse, fait par ordre du Gouvernement, pendant les six premières années de la République. Tome 1. xii pp. + Évaluation (1 pp.) + 432 pp. + Errata (1 pp.); Atlas, 1st livraison: vii pp., pls 1-17. Paris: H. Agasse. Agasse, Paris, 432 pp., available online at https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN625322428
page(s): 297, pl. 17 fig. 8 [details]
additional source Heller, J.; Mordan, P.; Ben-Ami, F.; Sivan, N. (2005). Conchometrics, systematics, and distribution of Melanopsis (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Levant. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 144 (2): 229-260. London [10 June]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00172.x [details] Available for editors
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status source Falniowski, A.; Heller, J.; Cameron, R. A. D.; Pokryszko, B. M.; Osikowski, A.; Rysiewska, A.; Hofman, S. (2020). Melanopsidae (Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea) from the eastern Mediterranean: another case of morphostatic speciation. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 190(2): 483-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz160 [details] Available for editors [request]
identification resource Glöer, P. (2019). <i>The freshwater gastropods of the West-Palaearctis</i>. Volume 1. Fresh- and brackish waters except spring and subterranean snails. Identification key, anatomy, ecology, distribution. Published by the author. Hetlingen, 399 pp.
page(s): 75, fig. 71 [details]
subsequent type designation Falniowski, A.; Heller, J.; Cameron, R. A. D.; Pokryszko, B. M.; Osikowski, A.; Rysiewska, A.; Hofman, S. (2020). Melanopsidae (Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea) from the eastern Mediterranean: another case of morphostatic speciation. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 190(2): 483-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz160
page(s): figs 2I-J; note: neotype designation [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 297, pl. 17 fig. 8 [details]
additional source Heller, J.; Mordan, P.; Ben-Ami, F.; Sivan, N. (2005). Conchometrics, systematics, and distribution of Melanopsis (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Levant. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 144 (2): 229-260. London [10 June]., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00172.x [details] Available for editors
[request]status source Falniowski, A.; Heller, J.; Cameron, R. A. D.; Pokryszko, B. M.; Osikowski, A.; Rysiewska, A.; Hofman, S. (2020). Melanopsidae (Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea) from the eastern Mediterranean: another case of morphostatic speciation. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 190(2): 483-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz160 [details] Available for editors
[request]identification resource Glöer, P. (2019). <i>The freshwater gastropods of the West-Palaearctis</i>. Volume 1. Fresh- and brackish waters except spring and subterranean snails. Identification key, anatomy, ecology, distribution. Published by the author. Hetlingen, 399 pp.
page(s): 75, fig. 71 [details]
subsequent type designation Falniowski, A.; Heller, J.; Cameron, R. A. D.; Pokryszko, B. M.; Osikowski, A.; Rysiewska, A.; Hofman, S. (2020). Melanopsidae (Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea) from the eastern Mediterranean: another case of morphostatic speciation. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 190(2): 483-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz160
page(s): figs 2I-J; note: neotype designation [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality "Chios" Type locality restricted by Falniowski et al. (2020) [details]
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To Conchology (Melanopsis buccinoidea)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanopsis buccinoidea)
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Melanopsis buccinoidea (Olivier, 1801))
To Conchology (Melanopsis buccinoidea)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanopsis buccinoidea)
To GenBank (69 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Malacopics (Melanopsis buccinoidea (Olivier, 1801))
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