IRMNG - Amphimelania P. Fischer, 1885

IRMNG name details

Amphimelania P. Fischer, 1885

IRMNG_ID

1431683 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1431683)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Invalid: junior objective synonym of Holandriana Bourguignat, 1884, with the same type species)

Accepted name

Holandriana Bourguignat, 1884

Rank

Genus

Parent

Amphimelaniidae Fischer & Crosse, 1891

Synonymised names

Melanella Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of ...)

invalid: junior homonym of Melanella Bowdich, 1822 [Eulimidae]; Amphimelania is a replacement name.

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Fischer, P.H. (1880–1887). Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique ou Histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un appendice sur les brachiopodes. Librairie F. Savy, Paris; 1369 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): 701 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2025). Amphimelania P. Fischer, 1885. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1431683 on 2026-07-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 07:44:35Z

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2024-05-17 05:01:53Z

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Sources (8)
Links (2)

original description Fischer, P.H. (1880–1887). Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie conchyliologique ou Histoire naturelle des mollusques vivants et fossiles suivi d'un appendice sur les brachiopodes. Librairie F. Savy, Paris; 1369 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47340
page(s): 701 [details]

basis of record SN2000/Boss, 1982 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

additional source WoRMS (Nov 2016). [details]

source of synonymy Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

extant flag source SN2000/Boss, 1982 [details]

habitat flag source as per family [details]

To WoRMS (from synonym Melanella Swainson, 1840)
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