Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae
Full reference: T. A. Neubauer. 2011. Taxonomic names, in Middle Miocene freshwater mollusks from Lake Sinj (Dinaride lake system, SE Croatia; Langhian). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 140:201-237
Belongs to Melanopsis according to T. A. Neubauer 2011
Sister taxa: Melanopsis (Canthidomus), Melanopsis (Lyrcaea), Melanopsis ancillaroides, Melanopsis angulata, Melanopsis bouei, Melanopsis callosa, Melanopsis clavigera, Melanopsis corici, Melanopsis cuisiensis, Melanopsis cvijici, Melanopsis dufourii, Melanopsis fuchsi, Melanopsis fusulatina, Melanopsis geniculata, Melanopsis impressa, Melanopsis lanzaeana, Melanopsis lyrata, Melanopsis medinae, Melanopsis mojsisovicsi, Melanopsis narzolina, Melanopsis praerosa, Melanopsis sodalis
Type specimen: NHMW Inv. 2010/0042/0001, a shell. Its type locality is Sample 44, Lučane section, Sinj basin, which is in a Langhian lacustrine - large limestone in Croatia.
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Croatia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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