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Melanopsis contigua Handmann, 1887 †
824335 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:824335)
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Melanopsis (Canthidomus) contiguus Handmann, 1887 † · unaccepted (Canthidomus is considered a...)
Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis; wrong gender
fossil only
(of Melanopsis (Canthidomus) contiguus Handmann, 1887 †) Handmann, R. (1887). Die fossile Conchylienfauna von Leobersdorf im Tertiärbecken von Wien. Aschendorff, Münster, 47 pp., available online at http://sammlungen.ulb.uni-muenster.de/hd/content/pageview/2023144
page(s): 37, pl. 8, fig. 16 [details]
page(s): 37, pl. 8, fig. 16 [details]
Type locality contained in Austria
type locality contained in Austria [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis contigua Handmann, 1887 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=824335 on 2025-09-10
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(of Melanopsis (Canthidomus) contiguus Handmann, 1887 †) Handmann, R. (1887). Die fossile Conchylienfauna von Leobersdorf im Tertiärbecken von Wien. Aschendorff, Münster, 47 pp., available online at http://sammlungen.ulb.uni-muenster.de/hd/content/pageview/2023144
page(s): 37, pl. 8, fig. 16 [details]
basis of record Lueger, J.P. (1980). Die Molluskenfauna aus dem Pannon (Obermiozän) des Fölligberges (Eisenstädter Bucht) im Burgenland (Österreich). <em>Mitteilungen der österreichischen geologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 73, 95-134. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Wenz, W. (1923-1930). Fossilium Catalogus I: Animalia. Gastropoda extramarina tertiaria. W. Junk, Berlin. Vol. I: 1-352 pp. (1923), Vol. II: 353-736 pp. (1923), Vol. III: 737-1068 pp. (1923), Vol. IV: 1069-1420 pp. (1923), Vol. V: 1421-1734 pp. (1923), Vol. VI: 1735-1862 pp. (1923), Vol. VII: 1863-2230 pp. (1926), Vol. VIII: 2231-2502 pp. (1928), Vol. IX: 2503-2886 pp. (1929), Vol. X: 2887-3014 pp. (1929), Vol. XI: 3015-3387 pp. (1930)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/61839#/summary
page(s): 2675 [details]
page(s): 37, pl. 8, fig. 16 [details]
basis of record Lueger, J.P. (1980). Die Molluskenfauna aus dem Pannon (Obermiozän) des Fölligberges (Eisenstädter Bucht) im Burgenland (Österreich). <em>Mitteilungen der österreichischen geologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 73, 95-134. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Wenz, W. (1923-1930). Fossilium Catalogus I: Animalia. Gastropoda extramarina tertiaria. W. Junk, Berlin. Vol. I: 1-352 pp. (1923), Vol. II: 353-736 pp. (1923), Vol. III: 737-1068 pp. (1923), Vol. IV: 1069-1420 pp. (1923), Vol. V: 1421-1734 pp. (1923), Vol. VI: 1735-1862 pp. (1923), Vol. VII: 1863-2230 pp. (1926), Vol. VIII: 2231-2502 pp. (1928), Vol. IX: 2503-2886 pp. (1929), Vol. X: 2887-3014 pp. (1929), Vol. XI: 3015-3387 pp. (1930)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/61839#/summary
page(s): 2675 [details]
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