Taxon profile

genus

Melanopsis A. Férussac, 1807

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Mollusca - mollusks » class Gastropoda - gastropods » family Melanopsidae » subfamily Melanopsinae

Scientific synonyms

Pannonia Pallary, 1916
Asmena Gistel, 1848 (unjustified replacement name) ^u.repl.
Battistiana Pallary, 1920 (unjustified replacement name) ^u.repl.

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Temporal range:	Cretaceous – recent

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Description

Animal having the tentacles long and pointed. Mantle-margin not fringed. Shell ovate, last whorl elongated, smooth or longitudinally plicate ; spire short, acute; aperture oblong, distinctly notched in front ; inner lip thick, with a posterior callus ; outer lip simple, acute ; operculum paucispiral or subspiral ; nucleus submarginal, terminal.
Distribution. — New Zealand, New Caledonia, Spain, northern Africa, Asia Minor.
This genus dates back to the Cretaceous ; it is widely distributed in the Tertiary of Europe, and several species are known from the Miocene of the United States (Maryland).

Suter, H. 1913. Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca.

Author: Jan Delsing

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Included taxa (1/3)

Number of records: 485

species Melanopsis acutula Pallary, 1920 ^inq.

species Melanopsis acutula C.G. Vos, 2005

species Melanopsis adrarensis Pallary, 1912 ^inq.

species Melanopsis ahuiri Ahuir, 2014

species Melanopsis algerica Pallary, 1904

species Melanopsis amabilis Pallary, 1928 ^inq.

species Melanopsis ammonis Tristram, 1865

species Melanopsis andersoni Pallary, 1923 ^inq.

species Melanopsis arbalensis Pérès, 1939

species Melanopsis ashkhabadensis Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984

species Melanopsis astropaliae Gambetta, 1929

species Melanopsis attenuata (P.M. Pallary, 1920)

species Melanopsis bandeli Schütt, 1988

species Melanopsis bedei Pallary, 1933 ^inq.

species Melanopsis belonidaea Bourguignat, 1884 ^inq.

species Melanopsis blanckenhorni Wenz, 1929

species Melanopsis brachymorpha Pallary, 1936

species Melanopsis brevicula (Pallary, 1918)

species Melanopsis buccinoidea (Olivier, 1801)

species Melanopsis candoni Ahuir, 2022

species Melanopsis cariosa (Linnaeus, 1767)

species Melanopsis ceardi Pallary, 1928 ^inq.

species Melanopsis cerithiopsis Bourguignat, 1884

species Melanopsis cesari Pallary, 1920 ^inq.

species Melanopsis compacta Pallary, 1920 ^inq.

species Melanopsis corici Neubauer, Mandic, Harzhauser & Hrvatović, 2013

species Melanopsis cossoni Bourguignat, 1884 ^inq.

species Melanopsis costata (Olivier, 1804)
Tertiary: Pliocene – recent

species Melanopsis debilis Pallary, 1920 ^inq.

species Melanopsis deserticola Annandale & Prashad, 1919

species Melanopsis diabetensis Pallary, 1915 ^inq.

species Melanopsis dircaeana Pallary, 1939

species Melanopsis doriae Issel, 1865

species Melanopsis dos Preston, 1913 ^inq.

species Melanopsis douttei P.M. Pallary, 1911

species Melanopsis drangianensis Starobogatov & Izzatullaev, 1985

species Melanopsis dufouri Férussac, 1807

species Melanopsis edrissiana Pallary, 1918 ^inq.

species Melanopsis etrusca Westerlund, 1886

species Melanopsis excoriata Pallary, 1920 ^inq.

species Melanopsis eximia Pallary, 1928 ^inq.

species Melanopsis fasensis Pallary, 1927

species Melanopsis foleyi (P.M. Pallary, 1920)

species Melanopsis foucauldiana Pallary, 1920 ^inq.

species Melanopsis foureaui Pallary, 1920 ^inq.

species Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857

species Melanopsis guiraoi (J.R. Bourguignat, 1868)

species Melanopsis hadiensis Pallary, 1928 ^inq.

species Melanopsis humilis Pallary, 1928 ^inq.

species Melanopsis infracincta E. von Martens, 1874

species Melanopsis isabelae Ahuir, 2016

species Melanopsis khabourensis Pallary, 1939

species Melanopsis kotschyi Philippi, 1847

species Melanopsis labiata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 ^inq.

species Melanopsis laevigata Lamarck, 1816

species Melanopsis lecointrei Pallary, 1918 ^inq.

species Melanopsis letourneuxi Bourguignat, 1880

species Melanopsis lorcana Guirao, 1854

species Melanopsis lortetiana Locard, 1883

species Melanopsis macilenta Pallary, 1928 ^inq.

species Melanopsis magnifica Bourguignat, 1884

species Melanopsis mariei Crosse, 1869

species Melanopsis martelli P.M. Pallary, 1920

species Melanopsis mauritanica Bourguignat, 1884 ^inq.

species Melanopsis medinae Neubauer, Mandic, Harzhauser & Hrvatović, 2013

species Melanopsis meiostoma Heller & Sivan, 2000

species Melanopsis mellalensis Pallary, 1928 ^inq.

species Melanopsis mingrelica Mousson, 1863

species Melanopsis modica Pallary, 1928 ^inq.

species Melanopsis moreleti Pallary, 1916

species Melanopsis mourebeyensis Pallary, 1921

species Melanopsis myosotidaea Bourguignat, 1884

species Melanopsis naini Pallary, 1928 ^inq.

species Melanopsis neolithica Pallary, 1911

species Melanopsis nicollei Pallary, 1923 ^inq.

species Melanopsis nobilis Pallary, 1912 ^inq.

species Melanopsis obtusa Pallary, 1920 ^inq.

species Melanopsis ovula (J.R. Bourguignat, 1884)

species Melanopsis pachya Pallary, 1939

species Melanopsis parreyssii (Philippi, 1847)
Quaternary: Upper Pleistocene – recent

species Melanopsis penchinati Bourguignat, 1868

species Melanopsis praemorsa (Linnaeus, 1758)

species Melanopsis propheatarum Locard, 1883

species Melanopsis pseudoferussaci Pallary, 1899 ^inq.

species Melanopsis raquelae Ahuir & Liñán, 2022

species Melanopsis ricardi Pallary, 1918 ^inq.

species Melanopsis rifi Ahuir, 2014

species Melanopsis roseni Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984

species Melanopsis saharica Bourguignat, 1864

species Melanopsis scalaris Gassies, 1856

species Melanopsis seurati Pallary, 1920 ^inq.

species Melanopsis sharhabili Bandel, 2000

species Melanopsis sharpei Pallary, 1922 ^inq.

species Melanopsis sistanica Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984

species Melanopsis sperantia Ahuir & Liñán, 2022

species Melanopsis starostini Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984

species Melanopsis suarezi J. Ahuir Galindo, 2016

species Melanopsis subgraellsiana Bourguignat, 1864

species Melanopsis subimpressa Pallary, 1928 ^inq.

species Melanopsis subscalaris Bourguignat, 1864

species Melanopsis subtingitana Annandale, 1918 ^inq.

species Melanopsis tamanartensis Ahuir & Liñán, 2022

species Melanopsis tiaraeformis Pallary, 1936

species Melanopsis tingitana Morelet, 1864

species Melanopsis torquilla Pallary, 1920

species Melanopsis transcaspia Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984

species Melanopsis tricarinata (Bruguière, 1789)

species Melanopsis trifasciata Gray, 1843

species Melanopsis tunetana Morlet, 1881 ^inq.

species Melanopsis turgida Pallary, 1927

species Melanopsis turkmenica Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984

species Melanopsis turriformis Picard, 1934

species Melanopsis tutulata Pallary, 1928 ^inq.

species Melanopsis variabilis (von dem Busch, 1847) ^inq.

species Melanopsis vondeli Pallary, 1928 ^inq.

species Melanopsis zarudnyi Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984

Fossil taxa

species Melanopsis aaronsohni Blanckenhorn in Blanckenhorn & Oppenheim, 1927 ^†

species Melanopsis abbreviata Brusina, 1874 ^†

species Melanopsis abichi Calvert & Neumayr, 1880 ^†

species Melanopsis absyrtidum Stache, 1871 ^†

species Melanopsis acanthica Neumayr, 1869 ^†

species Melanopsis acanthicoides R. Hoernes, 1876 ^†

species Melanopsis acrolepta Fontannes, 1884 ^†

species Melanopsis acuminata Gümbel, 1861 ^†

species Melanopsis acuta Handmann, 1882 ^†

species Melanopsis aegyptiaca Blanckenhorn, 1901 ^†

species Melanopsis aetolica Neumayr, 1876 ^†

species Melanopsis ajkaensis Tausch, 1886 ^†

species Melanopsis alutensis Stefanescu, 1896 ^†

species Melanopsis americana C. A. White, 1882 ^† ^inq.

species Melanopsis anceps Gaudry & P. Fischer in Gaudry, 1867 ^†
Tertiary: Pliocene

species Melanopsis ancillaroides Deshayes, 1825 ^†

species Melanopsis andrussowi Gabuniya, 1953 ^†

species Melanopsis andrussowi Brusina, 1885 ^†

species Melanopsis angulata Neumayr, 1880 ^†

species Melanopsis anili Taner, 1997 ^†

species Melanopsis anistratenkoi Neubauer, Harzhauser, Georgopoulou, Mandic & Kroh, 2014 ^†

species Melanopsis anita Aldrich, 1886 ^† ^inq.

species Melanopsis antidiluviana (Poiret, 1801) ^†

species Melanopsis antiqua Pallary, 1916 ^†

species Melanopsis aquensis Grateloup, 1838 ^†

species Melanopsis aquitanica Pallary, 1916 ^† ^inq.

species Melanopsis arcuata Brusina, 1878 ^†

species Melanopsis arsinovi Brusina, 1902 ^†

species Melanopsis astathmeta Brusina, 1897 ^†

species Melanopsis astrapaea Brusina, 1876 ^†

species Melanopsis atacica Wenz, 1928 ^†
Tertiary: Eocene

species Melanopsis atanasiui Șoverth, 1953 ^†

species Melanopsis austriaca Handmann, 1882 ^†

species Melanopsis avellana Sandberger, 1870 ^†
Cretaceous

species Melanopsis banatica Jekelius, 1944 ^†

species Melanopsis barthai Bandel, 2000 ^†

species Melanopsis bartolinii Capellini, 1873 ^†

species Melanopsis belestensis Villatte, 1952 ^†

species Melanopsis bergeroni Stefanescu, 1896 ^†

species Melanopsis bicincta Blanckenhorn, 1897 ^†

species Melanopsis bicoronata Brusina, 1884 ^†

species Melanopsis binodosa Blanckenhorn, 1897 ^†

species Melanopsis bittneri T. Fuchs, 1877 ^†

species Melanopsis blanchardi Brusina, 1892 ^†

species Melanopsis bleunardi Porumbaru, 1881 ^†

species Melanopsis boettgeri Klika, 1891 ^†

species Melanopsis bogdanowi Brusina, 1892 ^†

species Melanopsis bonelli Manzoni, 1870 ^†
Tertiary: Upper Miocene – Pliocene

species Melanopsis bouei Férussac, 1823 ^†
Tertiary: Lower Miocene

species Melanopsis brachyptycha Neumayr, 1880 ^†

species Melanopsis braueri Neumayr, 1875 ^†

species Melanopsis breastensis Stefanescu, 1896 ^†

species Melanopsis briarti Cossmann, 1888 ^†
Tertiary: Paleocene

species Melanopsis brongniarti Locard, 1883 ^†

species Melanopsis brusinai Lörenthey, 1902 ^†

species Melanopsis buccinulum Melleville, 1843 ^†

species Melanopsis bukovaci Brusina, 1902 ^†

species Melanopsis calamonensis Magrograssi, 1928 ^†

species Melanopsis camptogramma Brusina, 1876 ^†

species Melanopsis capreniensis Fontannes, 1887 ^†

species Melanopsis caputinensis Stefanescu, 1897 ^†

species Melanopsis carasiensis Jekelius, 1944 ^†

species Melanopsis cari Pavlović, 1927 ^†

species Melanopsis carinata J. de C. Sowerby, 1826 ^†

species Melanopsis carusi (Brusina, 1902) ^†

species Melanopsis caryota (Brusina, 1902) ^†

species Melanopsis castrensis Noulet, 1854 ^†

species Melanopsis cikosi Brusina, 1902 ^†

species Melanopsis citharella Merian, 1849 ^†

species Melanopsis clava F. Sandberger, 1875 ^†

species Melanopsis clavigera Neumayr, 1875 ^†

species Melanopsis cognata Brusina, 1878 ^†

species Melanopsis conemenosiana Oppenheim, 1891 ^†

species Melanopsis confusa Strausz, 1941 ^†

species Melanopsis conoidea Pană, 2003 ^†

species Melanopsis constricta Brusina, 1878 ^†

species Melanopsis contigua Handmann, 1887 ^†

species Melanopsis convexa Doncieux, 1908 ^†

species Melanopsis coronata Brusina, 1878 ^†

species Melanopsis correcta Stefanescu, 1896 ^†

species Melanopsis corrugata Schütt, 1993 ^†

species Melanopsis costatiformis A. Papp, 1953 ^†

species Melanopsis cotrocenensis Cobălcescu, 1883 ^†

species Melanopsis covurluensis Cobălcescu, 1883 ^†

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Links and literature

The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1376106]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Melanopsis Férussac in Férussac & Férussac, 1807]
Data retrieved on: 7 February 2020

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^u.repl. unjustified replacement name - new name proposed to replace junior homonym when not necessary.

^inq. nomen inquirendum - doubtful identity, needs further investigation

^† extinct taxon

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