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Melanopsis (Canthidomus) fontanensis Villatte, 1966 †
1262495 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1262495)
alternative representation (Canthidomus is a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
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Tambareau, Y.; Villatte, J. (1966). A propos d'un gastropode nouveau, <em>Melanopsis (Canthidomus) fontanensis</em> nov. sp. <em>Bulletin de la Société d'histoire naturelle de Toulouse.</em> 102(2): 511-516., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6556256q/f183.item.r=
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Note Tourtouse (Fontané), Ariège, France;...
Type locality Tourtouse (Fontané), Ariège, France; Sparnacian, early Ypresian, early Eocene [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis (Canthidomus) fontanensis Villatte in Tambareau & Villatte, 1966 †. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1262495 on 2025-09-11
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Tambareau, Y.; Villatte, J. (1966). A propos d'un gastropode nouveau, <em>Melanopsis (Canthidomus) fontanensis</em> nov. sp. <em>Bulletin de la Société d'histoire naturelle de Toulouse.</em> 102(2): 511-516., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6556256q/f183.item.r=
page(s): 512-515, pl. 1, figs 4-18 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 512-515, pl. 1, figs 4-18 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality Tourtouse (Fontané), Ariège, France; Sparnacian, early Ypresian, early Eocene [details]
