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Melanopsis costata Ludwig, 1865 †
1262492 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1262492)
unaccepted > junior homonym (secondary homonym of M. costata (Olivier, 1804); M. ludwigi is a replacement name)
Species
fossil only
Ludwig, R. (1865). Fossile Conchylien aus den tertiären Süsswasser- und Meerwasser-Ablagerungen in Kurhessen, Grossherzogtum Hessen und der Bayer'schen Rhön. <em>Palaeontographica.</em> 14: 40-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12204687
page(s): 71, pl. 21, figs 7-7b [details]
page(s): 71, pl. 21, figs 7-7b [details]
Note Großalmerode ("Grossalmerode"), Hesse,...
Type locality Großalmerode ("Grossalmerode"), Hesse, Germany; Schwalm Formation ('Melanienton'), early Rupelian, early Oligocene [details]
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Ludwig, R. (1865). Fossile Conchylien aus den tertiären Süsswasser- und Meerwasser-Ablagerungen in Kurhessen, Grossherzogtum Hessen und der Bayer'schen Rhön. <em>Palaeontographica.</em> 14: 40-97., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12204687
page(s): 71, pl. 21, figs 7-7b [details]
status source Speyer, O. (1870). Die Conchylien der Casseler Tertiär-Bildungen. V. <em>Pyramidella, Odontostoma, Turbonilla, Eulima, Niso, Nerita, Sigaretus, Paludina, Bithynia, Nematura, Melanopsis, Melania</em> <em>Palaeontographica</em>. 19(2): 47-101, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33088587
page(s): 97, pl. 15, figs 3-4 [details]
page(s): 71, pl. 21, figs 7-7b [details]
status source Speyer, O. (1870). Die Conchylien der Casseler Tertiär-Bildungen. V. <em>Pyramidella, Odontostoma, Turbonilla, Eulima, Niso, Nerita, Sigaretus, Paludina, Bithynia, Nematura, Melanopsis, Melania</em> <em>Palaeontographica</em>. 19(2): 47-101, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33088587
page(s): 97, pl. 15, figs 3-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality Großalmerode ("Grossalmerode"), Hesse, Germany; Schwalm Formation ('Melanienton'), early Rupelian, early Oligocene [details]
