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Melanopsis costata jordanica J. R. Roth, 1839
1259776 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1259776)
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Melanopsis costata var. jordanica J. R. Roth, 1839 · unaccepted > superseded rank (original name)
Melanopsis jordanica J. R. Roth, 1839 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Melanopsis jordanica var. irregularis Mousson, 1861 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original name)
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(of Melanopsis costata var. jordanica J. R. Roth, 1839) Roth, J. R. (1839). Molluscorum species, quas in itinere per Orientem facto comites clariss. Schubert doctores M. Erdl et J.R. Roth collegerunt. Dissertatio inauguralis. 26 pp., pl. 1‑2. [December]. München (Caroli Wolf).
page(s): 25, pl. 2, figs 12, 13 [details]
page(s): 25, pl. 2, figs 12, 13 [details]
Note Type locality. “In flumine Jordano; in mari...
Type locality Type locality. “In flumine Jordano; in mari Galilaeo” [in Jordan river; in Sea of Galilee], Israel [details]
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(of Melanopsis costata var. jordanica J. R. Roth, 1839) Roth, J. R. (1839). Molluscorum species, quas in itinere per Orientem facto comites clariss. Schubert doctores M. Erdl et J.R. Roth collegerunt. Dissertatio inauguralis. 26 pp., pl. 1‑2. [December]. München (Caroli Wolf).
page(s): 25, pl. 2, figs 12, 13 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis jordanica var. irregularis Mousson, 1861) Mousson, A. (1861). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Prof. J.R. Roth dans son dernier voyage en Orient. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 6 (1): 1-34; 6 (2): 124-156. Zürich. [reprinted 1861 under the title ”Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par Mr. le Prof. J.R. Roth dans son dernier voyage en Palestine”: 68 pp. Zürich (Zürcher & Furrer The ”Liste des espèces” on page 67-68, being an index, was not published in the journal]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8742660
page(s): 149 [reprint: 60] [details]
basis of record 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
page(s): 246, fig. 10C [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 25, pl. 2, figs 12, 13 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis jordanica var. irregularis Mousson, 1861) Mousson, A. (1861). Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Prof. J.R. Roth dans son dernier voyage en Orient. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 6 (1): 1-34; 6 (2): 124-156. Zürich. [reprinted 1861 under the title ”Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par Mr. le Prof. J.R. Roth dans son dernier voyage en Palestine”: 68 pp. Zürich (Zürcher & Furrer The ”Liste des espèces” on page 67-68, being an index, was not published in the journal]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8742660
page(s): 149 [reprint: 60] [details]
basis of record 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
page(s): 246, fig. 10C [details] Available for editors
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Syntype (of Melanopsis jordanica var. irregularis Mousson, 1861) ZMZ 522102 [details]
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Type locality Type locality. “In flumine Jordano; in mari Galilaeo” [in Jordan river; in Sea of Galilee], Israel [details]
