Melanopsis is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Melanopsidae.[2]

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

The genus first appeared in the Cretaceous.[3]

Melanopsis is the type genus of the family Melanopsidae.[4]

Distribution edit

These snails are found in southern Europe, North Africa, Asia Minor, New Caledonia and New Zealand.[5]

Description edit

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 edit

Species within the genus Melanopsis include:

(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 Calvert & Neumayr, 1880
  • Melanopsis acanthicoides var. trojana Hoernes, 1877: synonym of † Melanopsis trojana Hoernes, 1877
  • Melanopsis aperta Gassies, 1863: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis aurantiaca Gassies, 1874: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • 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 Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis brotiana Gassies, 1874: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis callosa var. curta Locard, 1893: synonym of † Melanopsis kleinii kleinii Kurr, 1856
  • Melanopsis carinata Gassies, 1863: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis curta Gassies, 1870: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis cylindrica petrovici (Brusina, 1893): synonym of † Melanopsis petrovici Brusina, 1893
  • Melanopsis dumbeensis Crosse, 1869: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis elegans Gassies, 1869: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis elongata Gassies, 1874: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis esperi Férussac, 1823: synonym of Esperiana esperi (Férussac, 1823)
  • Melanopsis fasciata Gassies, 1874: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis fragilis Gassies, 1874: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis fossilis var. accedens Handmann, 1887: synonym of † Melanopsis fossilis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Melanopsis fossilis var. propinqua Handmann, 1887: synonym of † Melanopsis fossilis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Melanopsis fossilis var. proclivis Handmann, 1887: synonym of † Melanopsis fossilis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Melanopsis fossilis rugosa Handmann, 1887: synonym of † Melanopsis wolfgangfischeri Neubauer, Harzhauser, Kroh, Georgopoulou & Mandic, 2014
  • Melanopsis fulgurans Gassies, 1859: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis fulminata Brot, 1879: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis fusca Gassies, 1870: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis fusiformis Gassies, 1870: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis gassiesiana Crosse, 1867: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis harpula capreniensis Fontannes, 1887: synonym of † Melanopsis capreniensis Fontannes, 1887
  • Melanopsis impressa bonellii Manzoni, 1870: synonym of † Melanopsis bonellii Manzoni, 1870
  • Melanopsis lamberti Souverbie, 1872: synonym of Melanopsis mariei Crosse, 1869
  • Melanopsis lentiginosa Reeve, 1860: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis lineolata Gassies, 1857: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis lirata Gassies, 1869: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis livida Gassies, 1863: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis neritoides Gassies, 1859: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis retoutiana Gassies, 1863: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis robusta Gassies, 1870: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis rumana var. correcta Stefanescu, 1896: synonym of † Melanopsis correcta Stefanescu, 1896
  • Melanopsis sandbergeri correcta Stefanescu, 1896: synonym of † Melanopsis correcta Stefanescu, 1896
  • Melanopsis souverbieana Gassies, 1870: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis trifasciata Gray, 1843: synonym of Zemelanopsis trifasciata (Gray, 1843)
  • Melanopsis variegata Morelet, 1857: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • Melanopsis zonites Gassies, 1870: synonym of Melanopsis frustulum Morelet, 1857
  • 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

References edit

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