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Melanopsis arcuata Brusina, 1878 †
954631 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:954631)
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Melanopsis simulata Pallary, 1925 † · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (introduced as replacement name...)
introduced as replacement name for the "primary homonym" M. arcuata Brusina, 1878, "non Matheron, 1842", which is an incorrect subsequent spelling of M. armata and not separately available
fossil only
Brusina, S. (1878). Molluscorum fossilium species novae et emendatae in tellure tertiaria Dalmatiae, Croatiae et Slavoniae inventae. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 26: 347-356., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16016161
page(s): 348 [details]
page(s): 348 [details]
Note Malino, Brodsko-posavska županija, Croatia;...
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Type locality Malino, Brodsko-posavska županija, Croatia; Cernikian, Pliocene to early Pleistocene [details]
Nomenclature Pallary (1925) introduced M. simulata as nom. nov. for the "primary homonym" M. arcuata Brusina, 1878, "non Matheron,...
Nomenclature Pallary (1925) introduced M. simulata as nom. nov. for the "primary homonym" M. arcuata Brusina, 1878, "non Matheron, 1842". However, "M. arcuata Matheron" is an incorrect subsequent spelling of M. armata and is not available. M. simulata Pallary, 1925 is therefore a junior objective synonym of M. arcuata Brusina, 1878. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis arcuata Brusina, 1878 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=954631 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Brusina, S. (1878). Molluscorum fossilium species novae et emendatae in tellure tertiaria Dalmatiae, Croatiae et Slavoniae inventae. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 26: 347-356., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16016161
page(s): 348 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis simulata Pallary, 1925 †) Pallary, P. (1925). Troisième note relative à la nomenclature des Melanopsis fossiles. <em>Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord.</em> 16 (8), 256-258., available online at http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/spa/Libro.php?Libro=1853
page(s): 257 [details]
page(s): 348 [details]
original description (of Melanopsis simulata Pallary, 1925 †) Pallary, P. (1925). Troisième note relative à la nomenclature des Melanopsis fossiles. <em>Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord.</em> 16 (8), 256-258., available online at http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/spa/Libro.php?Libro=1853
page(s): 257 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature Pallary (1925) introduced M. simulata as nom. nov. for the "primary homonym" M. arcuata Brusina, 1878, "non Matheron, 1842". However, "M. arcuata Matheron" is an incorrect subsequent spelling of M. armata and is not available. M. simulata Pallary, 1925 is therefore a junior objective synonym of M. arcuata Brusina, 1878. [details]Type locality Malino, Brodsko-posavska županija, Croatia; Cernikian, Pliocene to early Pleistocene [details]
