Foraminifera name details
Melonia Lamarck, 1822
823780 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:823780)
unaccepted (Opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987)
Genus
Melonites sphaerica Lamarck, 1816 † accepted as Borelis melo (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) † (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Melonia costulata Eichwald, 1830 †
- Species Melonia fortisi Deshayes, 1826 †
- Species Melonia boscii Deshayes, 1826 † accepted as Miliolites sabulosus Montfort, 1808 † accepted as Alveolina sabulosa (Montfort, 1808) † (Invalid nomen novum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): p. 615 [details]
page(s): p. 615 [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2025). World Foraminifera Database. Melonia Lamarck, 1822. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=823780 on 2026-03-03
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Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): p. 615 [details]
page(s): p. 615 [details]
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