MolluscaBase - Opponaria minoridens (Melvill, 1901)

WoRMS name details

Opponaria minoridens (Melvill, 1901)

AphiaID

1554951 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1554951)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted Name

Purpuradusta minoridens (Melvill, 1901)

Rank

Species

Parent

Opponaria Iredale, 1939 accepted as Purpuradusta F. A. Schilder, 1939

Original name

Cypraea minoridens Melvill, 1901

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Subspecies Opponaria minoridens blandita Iredale, 1939 accepted as Purpuradusta minoridens minoridens (Melvill, 1901) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Cypraea minoridens Melvill, 1901) Melvill, J. C. (1901). Cypraea chrysalis Kien. and C. microdon Gray. Journal of Conchology. 10 (4): 117-119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31649937
page(s): 119 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Opponaria minoridens (Melvill, 1901). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1554951 on 2025-03-28

Taxonomic edit history

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2021-12-29 09:52:53Z

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Dekker, Henk

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Nomenclature

original description (of Cypraea minoridens Melvill, 1901) Melvill, J. C. (1901). Cypraea chrysalis Kien. and C. microdon Gray. Journal of Conchology. 10 (4): 117-119., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31649937
page(s): 119 [details]