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Melanopsis (Canthidomus) Swainson, 1840

820699  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:820699)

 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subgenus
Melanopsis bouei A. Férussac, 1823 † (type by subsequent designation)

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  1. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) amaradica Fontannes, 1887 † accepted as Melanopsis hybostoma amaradica Fontannes, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  2. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) ashkhabadensis Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984 accepted as Melanopsis ashkhabadensis Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  3. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) balatonensis Cossmann, 1909 † accepted as Melanopsis bouei sturii T. Fuchs, 1873 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  4. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) contiguus Handmann, 1887 † accepted as Melanopsis contigua Handmann, 1887 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis; wrong gender)
  5. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) denegabilis Pallary, 1939 accepted as Melanopsis denegabilis Pallary, 1939 † accepted as Melanopsis buccinoidea (Olivier, 1801) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  6. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) dubiosa Kühn, 1963 † accepted as Melanopsis longa longa Deshayes, 1839 † accepted as Melanopsis longa Deshayes, 1839 † (junior synonym; also, a junior homonym of M. dubiosa Matheron, 1879)
  7. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) jekeliusi Gillet & Marinescu, 1971 † accepted as Melanopsis confusa Strausz, 1941 † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  8. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) kittli Handmann, 1887 † accepted as Melanopsis bouei bouei A. Férussac, 1823 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  9. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) lyrata Neumayr, 1869 † accepted as Melanopsis cylindracea Brusina, 1874 † (According to Art. 58.2 this species is a junior homonym of M. lirata Gassies, 1869 [January]; Pallary (1916) introduced M. dissimilis as replacement name; aware of that, Wenz (1929) synonymized both with M. cylindracea)
  10. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) megacanthus Handmann, 1887 † accepted as Melanopsis bouei megacantha Handmann, 1887 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis; wrong gender)
  11. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) nodifera Handmann, 1887 † accepted as Melanopsis varicosa nodifera Handmann, 1887 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  12. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) nodosa Doncieux, 1908 † accepted as Melanopsis doncieuxi Pallary, 1916 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of M. nodosa Férussac, 1823; M. doncieuxi is a replacement name)
  13. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) oroposi A. Papp, 1979 † accepted as Melanopsis oroposi A. Papp, 1979 † (unaccepted > superseded combination, Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  14. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) phanesiana Bukowski, 1892 † accepted as Melanopsis vandeveldi Bukowski, 1892 † (subjective synonym)
  15. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) plicatulus Handmann, 1887 † accepted as Melanopsis bouei A. Férussac, 1823 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  16. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) prionodonta Handmann, 1887 † accepted as Melanopsis bouei bouei A. Férussac, 1823 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  17. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) prophetarum Bourguignat, 1883 accepted as Melanopsis buccinoidea (Olivier, 1801) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  18. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) proteus Tournouër, 1875 † accepted as Melanopsis gorceixi Tournouër, 1875 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  19. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) roseni Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984 accepted as Melanopsis roseni Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  20. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) starostini Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984 accepted as Melanopsis starostini Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  21. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) transcaspica Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984 accepted as Melanopsis transcaspica Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  22. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) turkmenica Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984 accepted as Melanopsis turkmenica Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  23. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) turritus Handmann, 1887 † accepted as Melanopsis pygmaea hispidula Pallary, 1916 † (junior homonym of M. turrita Rossmässer, 1854; Pallary (1916) introduced M. hispidula as replacement name; currently ranked as subspecies of M. pygmaea)
  24. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) variabilis (Von dem Busch, 1847) accepted as Melanopsis variabilis (Von dem Busch, 1847) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  25. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) zarudnyi Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984 accepted as Melanopsis zarudnyi Izzatullaev & Starobogatov, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  26. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) acanthica Neumayr, 1869 † represented as Melanopsis acanthica Neumayr, 1869 †
  27. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) astrapaea Brusina, 1876 † represented as Melanopsis astrapaea Brusina, 1876 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  28. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) atanasiui Șoverth, 1953 † represented as Melanopsis atanasiui Șoverth, 1953 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  29. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) bicoronata Brusina, 1884 † represented as Melanopsis bicoronata Brusina, 1884 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  30. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) bouei A. Férussac, 1823 † represented as Melanopsis bouei A. Férussac, 1823 †
  31. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) capreniensis Fontannes, 1887 † represented as Melanopsis capreniensis Fontannes, 1887 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  32. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) costata (Olivier, 1804) † represented as Melanopsis costata (Olivier, 1804) (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  33. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) costatiformis A. Papp, 1953 † represented as Melanopsis costatiformis A. Papp, 1953 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  34. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) defensa T. Fuchs, 1870 † represented as Melanopsis defensa T. Fuchs, 1870 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  35. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) fontanensis Villatte, 1966 † represented as Melanopsis fontanensis Villatte, 1966 † (Canthidomus is a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  36. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) freybergi Kühn, 1951 † represented as Melanopsis freybergi Kühn, 1951 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  37. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) geniculata Brusina, 1874 † represented as Melanopsis geniculata Brusina, 1874 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  38. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) hastata Neumayr, 1875 † represented as Melanopsis hastata Neumayr, 1875 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  39. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) hybostoma Brusina, 1874 † represented as Melanopsis hybostoma Brusina, 1874 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  40. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) lanceolata Neumayr, 1875 † represented as Melanopsis lanceolata Neumayr, 1875 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  41. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) longa Deshayes, 1839 † represented as Melanopsis longa Deshayes, 1839 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  42. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) lorentheyi Andrusov, 1909 † represented as Melanopsis lorentheyi Andrusov, 1909 †
  43. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) macrosculpturata A. Papp, 1953 † represented as Melanopsis macrosculpturata A. Papp, 1953 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  44. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) porumbari Porumbaru, 1881 † represented as Melanopsis porumbari Porumbaru, 1881 †
  45. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) scalaritesta A. Papp, 1953 † represented as Melanopsis scalaritesta A. Papp, 1953 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  46. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) soubeirani Porumbaru, 1881 † represented as Melanopsis soubeirani Porumbaru, 1881 † (Canthidomus is considered a junior synonym of Melanopsis)
  47. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) zitteli Neumayr, 1869 † represented as Melanopsis zitteli Neumayr, 1869 †
  48. Species Melanopsis (Canthidomus) mitzopoulosi Kühn, 1963 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 202, 342 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Melanopsis (Canthidomus) Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=820699 on 2025-06-12
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original description Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 202, 342 [details] 

basis of record Vinarski, M. V.; Kantor, Yu. I. (2016). Analytical catalogue of fresh and brackish water molluscs of Russia and adjacent countries. A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, 544 pp. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Wenz, W. (1923-1930). Fossilium Catalogus I: Animalia. Gastropoda extramarina tertiaria. W. Junk, Berlin. Vol. I: 1-352 pp. (1923), Vol. II: 353-736 pp. (1923), Vol. III: 737-1068 pp. (1923), Vol. IV: 1069-1420 pp. (1923), Vol. V: 1421-1734 pp. (1923), Vol. VI: 1735-1862 pp. (1923), Vol. VII: 1863-2230 pp. (1926), Vol. VIII: 2231-2502 pp. (1928), Vol. IX: 2503-2886 pp. (1929), Vol. X: 2887-3014 pp. (1929), Vol. XI: 3015-3387 pp. (1930)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/61839#/summary
page(s): 2647; note: synonymized with Melanopsis [details]