Melanopsis
Genus of gastropods
Melanopsis Temporal range:
Cretaceous–recent
A live Melanopsis praemorsa
Five views of a shell of Melanopsis buccinoidea
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Melanopsis
Synonyms [ 2]
† Boistelia Cossmann, 1909
† Lyrcaea Adams & Adams, 1854 † (junior synonym; misspelling (pro Lyrcea))
Lyrcea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 † Macrospira F. Sandberger, 1872 (invalid: junior homonym of Macrospira Swainson, 1840; Melanoptychia is a replacement name)
Melanopsis (Canthidomus) Swainson, 1840 † Melanopsis (Homalia) Handmann, 1887 (junior homonym of Homalia Eschscholtz, 1831; junior synonym)
† Melanopsis (Lyrcaea) Adams & Adams, 1854 (junior synonym; misspelling (pro Lyrcea))
† Melanopsis (Lyrcea) Adams & Adams, 1854
† Melanopsis (Martinia) Handmann, 1887 (junior homonym of Martinia M'Coy, 1844; junior synonym)
Melanopsis (Melanopsis) Férussac, 1807 † Melanopsis (Melanoptychia) Neumayr, 1880
† Melanoptychia Neumayr, 1880
Melanopsis genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum , aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Melanopsidae .[ 2]
The genus first appeared in the Cretaceous .[ 3]
Melanopsis is the type genus of the family Melanopsidae.[ 4]
Distribution
These snails are found in southern Europe , North Africa , Asia Minor , New Caledonia and New Zealand .[ 5]
Description
Their shells are ovate, with a short spire , and a large elongated body whorl . The outer lip of the aperture is thin, but the inner lip has a smooth parietal callus , thickened into a pad over the parietal wall.[ 5]
Species
Species within the genus Melanopsis include:
† Melanopsis aaronsohni
† Melanopsis abbreviata
Melanopsis abichi † Melanopsis acanthica
† Melanopsis acanthicoides
† Melanopsis acuta
† Melanopsis aetolica
† Melanopsis affinis
Melanopsis ahuiri † Melanopsis ajkaensis
† Melanopsis alutensis
Melanopsis ammonis † Melanopsis anceps
† Melanopsis ancillaroides
Melanopsis andrussowi † Melanopsis angulata
† Melanopsis anili
† Melanopsis anistratenkoi
† Melanopsis antediluviana
Melanopsis arbalensis [ 6] † Melanopsis arsinovi
† Melanopsis astathmeta
† Melanopsis astrapaea
† Melanopsis atanasiui
† Melanopsis austriaca
† Melanopsis avellana
† Melanopsis balatonensis
† Melanopsis banatica
† Melanopsis bandeli
† Melanopsis barthai
† Melanopsis bartolinii
† Melanopsis bergeroni
† Melanopsis bicoronata
† Melanopsis bleunardi
† Melanopsis bonelli
† Melanopsis bouei
† Melanopsis brachyptycha
† Melanopsis braueri
† Melanopsis breastensis
Melanopsis brevicula [ 7] † Melanopsis brongniarti
† Melanopsis brusinai
Melanopsis buccinoidea [ 8] † Melanopsis buccinulum
† Melanopsis bukovaci
† Melanopsis camptogramma
† Melanopsis capreniensis
† Melanopsis carasiensis
† Melanopsis cari
Melanopsis cariosa [ 8] † Melanopsis carusi
† Melanopsis caryota
Melanopsis cerithiopsis Melanopsis chlorotica [ 9] † Melanopsis cikosi
† Melanopsis citharella
† Melanopsis clava
† Melanopsis clavigera
† Melanopsis coaequata [citation needed
† Melanopsis cognata
† Melanopsis confusa
† Melanopsis conoidea
† Melanopsis constricta
† Melanopsis corici
† Melanopsis coronata
† Melanopsis correcta
Melanopsis costata [ 8] † Melanopsis cotrocenensis
† Melanopsis covurluensis
† Melanopsis croatica
† Melanopsis cuisiensis
† Melanopsis cvijici
† Melanopsis cylindrica
† Melanopsis dalmatina
† Melanopsis decollata
† Melanopsis defensa
† Melanopsis delessei
† Melanopsis depereti
† Melanopsis dianaeformis
† Melanopsis dichtli
† Melanopsis doriae
† Melanopsis draghiceniani
† Melanopsis dufouri
† Melanopsis eleis
† Melanopsis elophila
† Melanopsis entzi Melanopsis fuchsi
† Melanopsis esperioides
Melanopsis etrusca [ 10] † Melanopsis eulimopsis
† Melanopsis euphrosinae
† Melanopsis eurystoma
† Melanopsis faberi
† Melanopsis fallax
† Melanopsis fateljensis
Melanopsis ferussaci † Melanopsis filifera
† Melanopsis fossilis
† Melanopsis freybergi
† Melanopsis friedeli
† Melanopsis fritzei
Melanopsis frustulum † Melanopsis fuchsi
† Melanopsis fusulatina
† Melanopsis gearyae
† Melanopsis geniculata
† Melanopsis gersondei
† Melanopsis glandicula
† Melanopsis glaubrechti
† Melanopsis gorceixi
† Melanopsis graciosa
† Melanopsis granum
† Melanopsis guernei
† Melanopsis handmanniana [citation needed
† Melanopsis hantkeni
† Melanopsis harpula
† Melanopsis hastata
† Melanopsis haueri
Melanopsis heliophila † Melanopsis hennersdorfensis
† Melanopsis hranilovici
† Melanopsis hybostoma
† Melanopsis impressa
† Melanopsis incerta
† Melanopsis inconstans
† Melanopsis inermis
† Melanopsis inexspectata
† Melanopsis involuta
† Melanopsis irregularis
Melanopsis isabelae † Melanopsis karici
† Melanopsis katzeri
† Melanopsis kleinii
† Melanopsis klerici
† Melanopsis kotschyi
† Melanopsis krambergeri
† Melanopsis kupensis
† Melanopsis kurdica
† Melanopsis laevigata
† Melanopsis lanceolata
† Melanopsis langhofferi
† Melanopsis lanzaeana Brusina, 1874†
† Melanopsis laubrierei
† Melanopsis lebedai
† Melanopsis lepavinensis
Melanopsis letourneuxi [ 11] † Melanopsis lomnickii
† Melanopsis longa
† Melanopsis longirostris
Melanopsis lorcana † Melanopsis lorentheyi
† Melanopsis lorioli
† Melanopsis lozanici
† Melanopsis lucanensis
† Melanopsis lyrata
† Melanopsis macrosculpturata
† Melanopsis magna
Melanopsis magnifica [ 12] † Melanopsis magyari
† Melanopsis major
† Melanopsis mariei
† Melanopsis medinae Neubauer, Mandic, Harzhauser & Hrvatović, 2013 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
† Melanopsis metochiana
† Melanopsis minotauri
† Melanopsis mitraeformis
† Melanopsis moesiensis
† Melanopsis mojsisovicsi
Melanopsis mourebeyensis [ 13] † Melanopsis multiformis
† Melanopsis narzolina
† Melanopsis nesici
† Melanopsis neumayri
† Melanopsis nobilis
† Melanopsis obediensis
† Melanopsis obsoleta
† Melanopsis ogerieni
† Melanopsis olivula
† Melanopsis oltszakadatensis
† Melanopsis onusta
† Melanopsis onychia
† Melanopsis orientalis
† Melanopsis oroposi
† Melanopsis ovosimilis
† Melanopsis ovularis
† Melanopsis oxycantha
† Melanopsis pachecoi
† Melanopsis papkesiensis
† Melanopsis paradoxa
Melanopsis parreyssii [ 8] Melanopsis hungarica Kormos, 1904[ 14] † Melanopsis paulovici
† Melanopsis pavlovici
† Melanopsis pedemontana
† Melanopsis pentagona
† Melanopsis pergamena
† Melanopsis petkovici
Melanopsis pechinati † Melanopsis petrovici
† Melanopsis pleuroplagia
† Melanopsis pleurotomoides
† Melanopsis plicatella
† Melanopsis plicatula
† Melanopsis porumbari
† Melanopsis posterior
† Melanopsis praecursor
Melanopsis praemorsa [ 8] † Melanopsis protopygmaea
† Melanopsis pseudoaustriaca
† Melanopsis pseudobesa
† Melanopsis pseudocostata
† Melanopsis pseudoimpressa [citation needed
† Melanopsis pseudopygmaea
† Melanopsis pseudoscalaria
† Melanopsis pterochila
† Melanopsis pumila
† Melanopsis pusilla
† Melanopsis pygmaea
† Melanopsis pyrum
† Melanopsis rarinodosa
† Melanopsis recurrens
† Melanopsis retusa
† Melanopsis revelata
† Melanopsis rhodanica
Melanopsis rifi † Melanopsis rudis
† Melanopsis rumana
† Melanopsis sabolici
Melanopsis saharica [ 15] † Melanopsis salamei
† Melanopsis sandbergeri
Melanopsis saulcyi † Melanopsis scalariformis
Melanopsis scalaris [ 16] † Melanopsis scansoria
† Melanopsis scripta
† Melanopsis senatoria
† Melanopsis seninskii
† Melanopsis serbica
† Melanopsis serchensis Maastrichtian [ 17]
Melanopsis sharhabili † Melanopsis simulata
† Melanopsis sinjana
† Melanopsis sinzowi
† Melanopsis slavonica
† Melanopsis soceni
† Melanopsis sodalis
† Melanopsis soldaniana
† Melanopsis sostarici
† Melanopsis soubeirani
† Melanopsis spinicostata
† Melanopsis spinigera
† Melanopsis spiridioni
† Melanopsis sporadum
† Melanopsis strangulata
† Melanopsis striata
† Melanopsis stricturata
† Melanopsis sturi (unaccepted, rank changed)
Melanopsis suarezi † Melanopsis subangulosa
† Melanopsis subbuccinoides
Melanopsis subgraëllsiana [ 18] † Melanopsis subpraerosa
† Melanopsis subpyrum
† Melanopsis substricturata
† Melanopsis suskalovici
† Melanopsis synaniae
† Melanopsis tenuiplicata
† Melanopsis tihanyensis (unaccepted, junior synonym)
† Melanopsis timacensis
† Melanopsis tinnyensis
† Melanopsis tortispina
Melanopsis tricarinata † Melanopsis trivortiana
† Melanopsis trojana
† Melanopsis trstenjaki
† Melanopsis tuberculata
Melanopsis turgida [ 19] † Melanopsis turislavica
† Melanopsis turriformis
† Melanopsis valdeci
† Melanopsis vandeveldi
† Melanopsis varicosa
† Melanopsis vilicici
† Melanopsis vindobonensis
† Melanopsis viquesneli
† Melanopsis visianiana
† Melanopsis vitalisi
† Melanopsis vitezovici
† Melanopsis vitzoui
† Melanopsis vrcinensis
Melanopsis wagneri † Melanopsis wilhelmi
† Melanopsis wolfgangfischeri
† Melanopsis zitteli
† Melanopsis zujovici
(Extinct taxa indicated by a dagger , †.)
Species brought into synonymy
† Melanopsis abbreviata cosmanni Pallary, 1916: synonym of † Melanopsis abbreviata cossmanni Pallary, 1916
† Melanopsis acanthicoides var. abichi Calvert & Neumayr, 1880: synonym of † Melanopsis abichi Calvert & Neumayr, 1880
† Melanopsis acanthicoides var. pergamenica Calvert & Neumayr, 1880: synonym of † Melanopsis pergamena
† Melanopsis acanthicoides var. trojana Hoernes, 1877: synonym of † Melanopsis trojana
Melanopsis aperta Gassies, 1863: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis aurantiaca Gassies, 1874: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum † Melanopsis austriaca var. serbica Brusina, 1902: synonym of † Melanopsis haueri ripanjensis Neubauer, Harzhauser, Kroh, Georgopoulou & Mandic, 2014
Melanopsis brevis Morelet, 1857: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis brotiana Gassies, 1874: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum † Melanopsis callosa var. curta Locard, 1893: synonym of † Melanopsis kleinii kleinii Kurr, 1856
Melanopsis carinata Gassies, 1863: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis curta Gassies, 1870: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum † Melanopsis cylindrica petrovici (Brusina, 1893): synonym of † Melanopsis petrovici
Melanopsis dumbeensis Crosse, 1869: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis elegans Gassies, 1869: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis elongata Gassies, 1874: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis esperi Férussac, 1823: synonym of Esperiana esperi Melanopsis fasciata Gassies, 1874: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis fragilis Gassies, 1874: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum † Melanopsis fossilis var. accedens Handmann, 1887: synonym of † Melanopsis fossilis
† Melanopsis fossilis var. propinqua Handmann, 1887: synonym of † Melanopsis fossilis
† Melanopsis fossilis var. proclivis Handmann, 1887: synonym of † Melanopsis fossilis
† Melanopsis fossilis rugosa Handmann, 1887: synonym of † Melanopsis wolfgangfischeri
Melanopsis fulgurans Gassies, 1859: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis fulminata Brot, 1879: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis fusca Gassies, 1870: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis fusiformis Gassies, 1870: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis gassiesiana Crosse, 1867: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum † Melanopsis harpula capreniensis Fontannes, 1887: synonym of † Melanopsis capreniensis
† Melanopsis impressa bonellii Manzoni, 1870: synonym of † Melanopsis bonellii
Melanopsis lamberti Souverbie, 1872: synonym of Melanopsis mariei Melanopsis lentiginosa Reeve, 1860: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis lineolata Gassies, 1857: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis lirata Gassies, 1869: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis livida Gassies, 1863: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis neritoides Gassies, 1859: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis retoutiana Gassies, 1863: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis robusta Gassies, 1870: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum † Melanopsis rumana var. correcta Stefanescu, 1896: synonym of † Melanopsis correcta
† Melanopsis sandbergeri correcta Stefanescu, 1896: synonym of † Melanopsis correcta
Melanopsis souverbieana Gassies, 1870: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis trifasciata Gray, 1843: synonym of Zemelanopsis trifasciata Melanopsis variegata Morelet, 1857: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Melanopsis zonites Gassies, 1870: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum † Melanopsis (Canthidomus) bouei var. megacantha Handmann, 1887: synonym of † Melanopsis bouei megacantha Handmann, 1887
† Melanopsis (Canthidomus) bouei var. monacantha Handmann, 1887: synonym of † Melanopsis bouei bouei Férussac, 1823
† Melanopsis (Canthidomus) bouei var. multicostata Handmann, 1887: synonym of † Melanopsis bouei multicostata Handmann, 1887
† Melanopsis (Canthidomus) defensa elongata Gillet & Marinescu, 1971: synonym of † Melanopsis defensa defensa Fuchs, 1870
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