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Melanopsis lyrata

Gastropoda - Melanopsidae

Taxonomy

Melanopsis (Canthidomus) lyrata was named by Neumayr (1869).

It was recombined as Melanopsis lyrata by Neubauer (2011), Neubauer et al. (2013) and Neubauer et al. (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

M. bonelli, M. fusiformis, M. subfusiformis, M. pourcyensis

Synonyms

Melanopsis panciciana was named by Brusina (1874).

It was synonymized subjectively with Melanopsis lyrata by Neubauer et al. (2013).
Melanopsis kispatici was named by Brusina (1896).

It was synonymized subjectively with Melanopsis lyrata by Neubauer et al. (2013).
Melanopsis misera was named by Brusina (1897).

It was synonymized subjectively with Melanopsis lyrata by Neubauer et al. (2013).
Melanopsis lyrata cylindracea was named by Brusina (1874).

It was synonymized subjectively with Melanopsis lyrata by Neubauer (2011).
Melanopsis lyrata misera was named by Brusina (1874).

It was synonymized subjectively with Melanopsis lyrata by Neubauer (2011).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1869	Melanopsis (Canthidomus) lyrata Neumayr
1874	Melanopsis lyrata cylindracea Brusina
1874	Melanopsis lyrata misera Brusina
1874	Melanopsis panciciana Brusina
1896	Melanopsis kispatici Brusina
1897	Melanopsis misera Brusina
2011	Melanopsis lyrata Neubauer p. 207 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-9, 22
2013	Melanopsis lyrata Neubauer et al. p. S1 figs. 5A-G

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca

Rank	Name	Author
class	Gastropoda
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
superfamily	Cerithioidea	(Férussac 1819)
family	Melanopsidae	(Adams and Adams 1854)
genus	Melanopsis	Férussac 1807
species	lyrata	(Neumayr 1869)

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 lyrata Neumayr 1869

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Invalid names: Melanopsis kispatici Brusina 1896 [synonym], Melanopsis lyrata cylindracea Brusina 1874 [synonym], Melanopsis lyrata misera Brusina 1874 [synonym], Melanopsis misera Brusina 1897 [synonym], Melanopsis panciciana Brusina 1874 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (22 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Langhian	15.97 - 13.82	Croatia	Melanopsis lyrata (231201 231203 231204 231205 231206 231207 231208 231209 231210 231211 231218 231220 231221 231225 231226)
Langhian	15.97 - 13.82	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Melanopsis lyrata (231199 231252 231253 231254 231255 231256 231257)