Marine Species Traits - Melanopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854

Traits taxon details

Melanopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854

AphiaID

567913 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:567913)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Melanopsis A. Férussac, 1807 (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Cerithioidea J. Fleming, 1822

Direct children (14)

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Genus Campylostylus F. Sandberger, 1870 †
Genus Esperiana Bourguignat, 1877
Genus Loxotrema Gabb, 1868 †
Genus Megalonoda Kollmann, 1984 †
Genus Melanopsis A. Férussac, 1807
Genus Microcolpia Bourguignat, 1884
Genus Pseudofagotia V. Anistratenko, 1993 †
Genus Stilospirula Rovereto, 1899 †
Genus Turripontica V. Anistratenko, 1993 †
Genus Boistelia Cossmann, 1909 † accepted as Melanopsis A. Férussac, 1807 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Fagotia Bourguignat, 1884 accepted as Esperiana Bourguignat, 1877 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, Junior objective synonym of Esperiana, with the same type species)
Genus Lyrcaea [sic] accepted as Lyrcea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Melanopsis A. Férussac, 1807 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Lyrcea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 accepted as Melanopsis A. Férussac, 1807 (junior synonym)
Genus Melanoptychia Neumayr, 1880 † accepted as Melanopsis A. Férussac, 1807 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): vol. 1, p. 309 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melanopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567913 on 2025-09-15

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Melanopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567913 on 2025-09-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-04-07 14:29:46Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

2011-10-02 09:38:56Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2018-05-23 08:18:53Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

2020-02-07 12:59:34Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

[taxonomic tree] [list species]

original description Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): vol. 1, p. 309 [details]

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors

additional source Neiber, M. T.; Glaubrecht M. (2019). Melanopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854. Pp. 56-61, in: C. Lydeard & C.S. Cummings (eds), Freshwater mollusks of the world. A distribution atlas. 242 pp. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanopsidae)
To Genbank
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To ITIS