Marine Species Traits - Ptychomelania buccinella Sacco, 1895 †

Traits name details

Ptychomelania buccinella Sacco, 1895 †

AphiaID

822823 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:822823)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Ptychomelania brocchii (Michelotti, 1847) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Ptychomelania Sacco, 1895 †

Original name

Melania (Ptychomelania) buccinella Sacco, 1895 †

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Variety Ptychomelania buccinella var. perplicatella Sacco, 1895 † accepted as Ptychomelania brocchii perplicatella (Sacco, 1895) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of ) Sacco, F. (1895). I Molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte XVIII. (Melaniidae, Littorinidae, Fossaridae, Rissoidae, Hydrobiidae, Paludinidae e Valvatidae). Torino: Carlo Clausen. 51 pp., 1 pl. [30 September 1895]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46676
page(s): 7, pl. 2, fig. 10; note: Ptychomelania was indicated by Sacco like a full genus but ranked as subgenus of Melania [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ptychomelania buccinella Sacco, 1895 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=822823 on 2025-09-17

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Ptychomelania buccinella Sacco, 1895 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=822823 on 2025-09-17

Taxonomic edit history

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2014-11-07 11:36:15Z

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Neubauer, Thomas A.

2022-11-14 12:26:44Z

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Neubauer, Thomas A.

2023-01-02 07:31:24Z

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Neubauer, Thomas A.

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Sources (2)

original description (of ) Sacco, F. (1895). I Molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte XVIII. (Melaniidae, Littorinidae, Fossaridae, Rissoidae, Hydrobiidae, Paludinidae e Valvatidae). Torino: Carlo Clausen. 51 pp., 1 pl. [30 September 1895]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46676
page(s): 7, pl. 2, fig. 10; note: Ptychomelania was indicated by Sacco like a full genus but ranked as subgenus of Melania [details]

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): 2879 [details]