Molluscabase - Melanopsis (Canthidomus) contiguus Handmann, 1887 †

FreshGEN name details

Melanopsis (Canthidomus) contiguus Handmann, 1887 †

AphiaID

1051636 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1051636)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis; wrong gender)

Accepted Name

Melanopsis contigua Handmann, 1887 †

Rank

Species

Parent

Melanopsis (Canthidomus) Swainson, 1840 accepted as Melanopsis A. Férussac, 1807

Orig. name

Melanopsis (Canthidomus) contiguus Handmann, 1887 †

Environment

~~marine~~, brackish, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

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]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis (Canthidomus) contiguus Handmann, 1887 †. Accessed through: Neubauer, T.A.; Harzhauser, M.; Kroh, A.; Georgopoulou, E.; Mandic, O. (2014) Freshwater Gastropods of the European Neogene database (FreshGEN) at: http://marinespecies.org/freshgen/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1051636 on 2024-05-01

Thematic species database citation

Neubauer, T.A.; Harzhauser, M.; Kroh, A.; Georgopoulou, E.; Mandic, O. (2014). Freshwater Gastropods of the European Neogene database (FreshGEN). Melanopsis (Canthidomus) contiguus Handmann, 1887 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/freshgen/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1051636 on 2024-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-12-20 10:08:41Z

created

Neubauer, Thomas A.

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (1)

original description 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]