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Melanopsis Delessei
''Melanopsis'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Melanopsidae.Rosenberg, G. (2014). Melanopsis Férussac, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=519395 on 2014-11-10 The genus first appeared in the Cretaceous. ''Melanopsis'' is the type genus of the family Melanopsidae. Distribution These snails are found in southern Europe, North Africa, Asia Minor, New Caledonia and New Zealand.Arthur William Baden Powell, Powell, A.W.B. (1979): ''New Zealand Mollusca'', HarperCollins, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand. Description Their mollusc shell, shells are ovate, with a short spire (mollusc), spire, and a large elongated body whorl. The outer lip of the aperture (mollusc), aperture is thin, but the inner lip has a smooth parietal callus, thickened into a pad over th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanopsis Praemorsa
''Melanopsis praemorsa'' is a species of freshwater snail in the family Melanopsidae Melanopsidae, common name melanopsids, is a family of freshwater gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha. Species in this family are native to southern and eastern Europe, northern Africa, parts of the Middle East, New Zealand, and freshwater strea .... References External links Melanopsidae Gastropods described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Melanopsidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |