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Melanopsis impressa

Gastropoda - Melanopsidae

Taxonomy
Melanopsis impressa was named by Krauss (1852) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Late Miocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Melanopsis (Lyrcaea) impressa by Penecke (1896) and Cossmann and Peyrot (1918).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. bonelli, M. fusiformis, M. subfusiformis, M. pourcyensis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Melanopsis impressa Krauss p. 596 figs. pl. 49, fig. 10
1870Melanopsis hantkeni Hofmann
1896Melanopsis (Lyrcaea) impressa Penecke p. 45 figs. pl. 2, figs. 2-3
1918Melanopsis (Lyrcaea) impressa Cossmann and Peyrot p. 490
2001Melanopsis impressa Harzhauser and Mandic p. 698
2002Melanopsis impressa Harzhauser p. 71
2004Melanopsis impressa Harzhauser p. 114

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyMelanopsidae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusMelanopsisFérussac 1807
speciesimpressaKrauss 1852

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Melanopsis impressa Krauss 1852
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Invalid names: Melanopsis hantkeni Hofmann 1870 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:13:46
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:13:46
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Sarmatian or 28.10000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Turkey (Denizli) Melanopsis impressa (110486 110491 111939)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Greece Melanopsis impressa (76202)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Austria (Lower Austria) Melanopsis impressa (55244)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Melanopsis impressa (8211)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Austria Melanopsis impressa (77734)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Greece Melanopsis impressa (172003)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Austria Melanopsis impressa (77622 77624 77625 77626 77628 77630)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Melanopsis impressa (182594 182595 182598 182600 182601 182605 182881)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria Melanopsis impressa (74653)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Melanopsis impressa (38823)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Austria Melanopsis impressa (106570)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Czech Republic Melanopsis impressa (173156)