Marine Species Traits - Melanopsis defensa T. Fuchs, 1870 †

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Melanopsis defensa T. Fuchs, 1870 †

AphiaID

821937 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:821937)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Melanopsis A. Férussac, 1807

Original name

Melanopsis defensa T. Fuchs, 1870 †

Synonymised names

Melanopsis (Canthidomus) defensa T. Fuchs, 1870 † · alternative representation (Canthidomus is considered a...)

Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis

Melanopsis (Canthidomus) defensa elongata Gillet & Marinescu, 1971 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Melanopsis defensa defensa T. Fuchs, 1870 † · unaccepted (no subspecies distinction in use)

Melanopsis defensa var. trochiformis T. Fuchs, 1870 † · unaccepted (subjective synonym)

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Subspecies Melanopsis defensa defensa T. Fuchs, 1870 † accepted as Melanopsis defensa T. Fuchs, 1870 † (no subspecies distinction in use)
Variety Melanopsis defensa var. trochiformis T. Fuchs, 1870 † accepted as Melanopsis defensa T. Fuchs, 1870 † (subjective synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Fuchs, T. (1870). III. Beiträge zur Kenntniss fossiler Binnenfaunen. III. Die Fauna der Congerienschichten von Radmanest im Banate. Jahrbuch der k. k. geologischen Reichsanstalt. 20(3): 343-364., available online at http://opac.geologie.ac.at/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=images&value=JB0203_343_A.pdf
page(s): 353-354, pl. 14, figs 77-79 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis defensa Fuchs, 1870 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=821937 on 2025-05-15

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Melanopsis defensa T. Fuchs, 1870 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=821937 on 2025-05-15

Taxonomic edit history

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2014-11-07 11:36:15Z

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Neubauer, Thomas A.

2022-09-01 10:38:11Z

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Neubauer, Thomas A.

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original description Fuchs, T. (1870). III. Beiträge zur Kenntniss fossiler Binnenfaunen. III. Die Fauna der Congerienschichten von Radmanest im Banate. Jahrbuch der k. k. geologischen Reichsanstalt. 20(3): 343-364., available online at http://opac.geologie.ac.at/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=images&value=JB0203_343_A.pdf
page(s): 353-354, pl. 14, figs 77-79 [details]

original description (of Melanopsis defensa var. trochiformis T. Fuchs, 1870 †) Fuchs, T. (1870). III. Beiträge zur Kenntniss fossiler Binnenfaunen. III. Die Fauna der Congerienschichten von Radmanest im Banate. Jahrbuch der k. k. geologischen Reichsanstalt. 20(3): 343-364., available online at http://opac.geologie.ac.at/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=images&value=JB0203_343_A.pdf
page(s): 354, pl. 14, figs 77-78 [details]

original description (of Melanopsis (Canthidomus) defensa elongata Gillet & Marinescu, 1971 †) Gillet, S., Marinescu, F. (1971). La faune malacologique pontienne de Rădmănești (Banat Roumain). Mémoires - L'Institut de Géologie et de Géophysique. 15, 1-78.
page(s): 55, pl. 23, figs 38-48 [details] Available for editors

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