Melanopsis costata Ludwig, 1865
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Ludwig, R. (1865). Fossile Conchylien aus den tertiären Süsswasser- und Meerwasser-Ablagerungen in Kurhessen, Grossherzogtum Hessen und der Bayer’schen Rhön. Palaeontographica, 14: 40–97. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=194133
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Mollusca
- class
- Gastropoda
- family
- Melanopsidae
- genus
- Melanopsis
- species
- Melanopsis ludwigi
Melanopsis costata Ludwig 1865
† Melanopsis costata Ludwig, 1865 [invalid]
Original source.
Ludwig 1865: 71, pl. 21, figs 7-7b.
Type horizon.
Early Rupelian, Oligocene.
Type locality.
“Grossalmerode”, Germany.
Remarks.
Junior secondary homonym of Melania costata (Olivier, 1804). Speyer (1870: 97) introduced Melanopsis ludwigi as replacement name.
Name
Bibliographic References
- Ludwig, R. (1865). Fossile Conchylien aus den tertiären Süsswasser- und Meerwasser-Ablagerungen in Kurhessen, Grossherzogtum Hessen und der Bayer'schen Rhön. <em>Palaeontographica.</em> 14: 40-97.
- Speyer, O. (1870). Die Conchylien der Casseler Tertiär-Bildungen. V. <em>Pyramidella, Odontostoma, Turbonilla, Eulima, Niso, Nerita, Sigaretus, Paludina, Bithynia, Nematura, Melanopsis, Melania</em> <em>Palaeontographica</em>. 19(2): 47-101