MolluscaBase name details
Melanopsis obesa Brot, 1868
1640550 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1640550)
unaccepted > junior homonym (junior homonym of Melanopsis praemorsa var. obesa Gassies, 1856; Melanopsis guiraoi is a replacement name)
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Brot, A. (1868). Additions et corrections au catalogue systématique des espèces qui composent la famille des mélaniens. Materiaux pour servir a l'étude de la famille des mélaniens,2. Chez George, Genève. ix + 64 pp., 3 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11657828
page(s): 57, pl. 1, figs 14, 15 [details]
page(s): 57, pl. 1, figs 14, 15 [details]
Note “Prope Cehejin Prov. Murcia” [near...
Type locality “Prope Cehejin Prov. Murcia” [near Cehegín, prov. Murcia], Spain [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis obesa Brot, 1868. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1640550 on 2025-09-11
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Brot, A. (1868). Additions et corrections au catalogue systématique des espèces qui composent la famille des mélaniens. Materiaux pour servir a l'étude de la famille des mélaniens,2. Chez George, Genève. ix + 64 pp., 3 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11657828
page(s): 57, pl. 1, figs 14, 15 [details]
page(s): 57, pl. 1, figs 14, 15 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality “Prope Cehejin Prov. Murcia” [near Cehegín, prov. Murcia], Spain [details]
