Foraminifera taxon details
Melonis Montfort, 1808
112230 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:112230)
accepted
Genus
Melonis etruscus Montfort, 1808 accepted as Melonis pompilioides (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) (type by original designation)
Melonia Bronn, 1849 · unaccepted (err. emend.)
- Species Melonis affinis (Reuss, 1851)
- Species Melonis asymmetrica Yassini & Jones, 1995
- Species Melonis bradyi Voloshinova, 1958 †
- Species Melonis braithwaitensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Melonis chathamensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Melonis crassus Kaiho, 1984 †
- Species Melonis cyrtomatus Hao & Zeng, 1980 †
- Species Melonis dorreeni (Hornibrook, 1961) †
- Species Melonis elegans Kaiho, 1984 †
- Species Melonis guadalupae Parker, 1964 †
- Species Melonis helenae McCulloch, 1981
- Species Melonis laevigatus Li, 1982 †
- Species Melonis lobatus Kaiho, 1984 †
- Species Melonis lutorum Vella, 1962 †
- Species Melonis maoricus (Stache, 1864) †
- Species Melonis minutus Zheng, 1979
- Species Melonis pacificaformis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Melonis pacimaoricum Srinivasan, 1966 †
- Species Melonis padanus (Perconig, 1954)
- Species Melonis paraffinis Yassini & Jones, 1995
- Species Melonis parkerae (Uchio, 1960)
- Species Melonis pilasensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Melonis pompilioides (Fichtel & Moll, 1798)
- Species Melonis praevus Subbotina, 1960 †
- Species Melonis probliquus Hao & Zeng, 1980 †
- Species Melonis pygmaeus Aoki, 1968 †
- Species Melonis simplex (Karrer, 1864) †
- Species Melonis simplissima McCulloch, 1977
- Species Melonis socorroensis McCulloch, 1977
- Species Melonis sphaeroides Voloshinova, 1958
- Species Melonis spiroporcatus Li, 1982 †
- Species Melonis subevolutus Kaiho, 1984 †
- Species Melonis suni Hao & Zeng, 1980 †
- Species Melonis tumiensis Kuznetsova, 1970 †
- Species Melonis zaandami (van Voorthuysen, 1952)
- Species Melonis zagliensis Mamedova, 1965 †
- Species Melonis zeobesus Vella, 1962 †
- Species Melonis zorillus Qiu & Lin, 1978 †
- Species Melonis barleeanum (Williamson, 1858) accepted as Melonis barleeanus (Williamson, 1858) accepted as Melonis affinis (Reuss, 1851) (Genus is masculine)
- Species Melonis barleeanus (Williamson, 1858) accepted as Melonis affinis (Reuss, 1851) (Subjective junior synonym of Melonis affinis in opinion of Hayward et al. (2010))
- Species Melonis etruscus Montfort, 1808 accepted as Melonis pompilioides (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) (subjective junior synonym in opinion of Loeblich & Tappan, 1987 unnecessary new name)
- Species Melonis formosum (Seguenza, 1880) accepted as Nonion formosum (Seguenza, 1880)
- Species Melonis halkyardi (Cushman, 1936) † accepted as Melonis pompilioides (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) (Subjective junior synonym Opinion of Le Calvez (1970) [N. halkyardi and N. soldanii])
- Species Melonis nicobarensis (Cushman, 1936) accepted as Nonion nicobarensis Cushman, 1936 accepted as Nonion nicobarense Cushman, 1936 (By majority usage)
- Species Melonis soldanii (d'Orbigny, 1846) accepted as Melonis pompilioides (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Melonis umbilicatulus (Walker & Jacob, 1798) accepted as Nonion umbilicatulum (Walker & Jacob, 1798)
- Species Melonis zandamae (van Voorthuysen, 1952) accepted as Melonis zaandami (van Voorthuysen, 1952) (Original incorrect spelling. If refers to the Dutch town Zaandam, the correct spelling is 'zaandami')
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): p. 66 [details]
page(s): p. 66 [details]
Diagnosis Test planispiral, symmetrical and involute, robust, biumbilicate, with deep and open umbilici, chambers broad and low,...
Classification Also listed in printed version of ERMS as valid genus in Anomalinidae (Foraminifera), with one species, M. umbilicatulus
Diagnosis Test planispiral, symmetrical and involute, robust, biumbilicate, with deep and open umbilici, chambers broad and low, enlarging gradually as added, ten to twelve in the final whorl, sutures radial and straight to slightly curved, somewhat thickened, septal flap added against the previous apertural face as new chambers are added, periphery broadly rounded, peripheral outline smooth; wall calcareous, hyaline, optically granular, coarsely perforate other than the imperforate apertural face, sutures, and thickened umbilical rim, surface without ornamentation; aperture a low interiomarginal and equatorial slit, extending to the umbilici and remaining open around the umbilical margin, bordered with a distinct and protruding lip. M. Eocene to Holocene; cosmopolitan. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]
Classification Also listed in printed version of ERMS as valid genus in Anomalinidae (Foraminifera), with one species, M. umbilicatulus
Classification Also listed in printed version of ERMS as valid genus in Anomalinidae (Foraminifera), with one species, M. umbilicatulus [details]
Hayward, B.W.; Le Coze, F.; Vachard, D.; Gross, O. (2024). World Foraminifera Database. Melonis Montfort, 1808. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/foraminifera/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=112230 on 2024-11-20
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
page(s): p. 66 [details]
original description (of Melonia Bronn, 1849) Bronn, H. G. (1848–1849). Index Palaeontologicus oder Übersicht der bis Jetzt Bekannten Fossilen Organismen, bearbeitet unter Mitwirkung der Herren Prof. H. R. Göppert and Herm. v. Meyer, bearbeitet von Dr. H. G. Bronn. A. Nomenclator Palaeontologicus, in Alphabetischer Ordnung [two halves, each in a separate volume]. <em>Schweizerbart. Stuttgart. Erste Hälfte. 1848: A–M [i–lxxxiv + p. 1–775, reprinted without change in 1849; Zweite Hälfte. N–Z [p. 776–1381, 1848, reprinted without change in 1849. 1849: B. Enumerator Palaeontologicus: Systematische Zusammenstellung und Geologische Entwickelungs-Gesetze der Organischen Reiche, p. 1–1106.</em>
page(s): p. 720 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Murray, J.W. (2006). Ecology and applications of benthic foraminifera. <em>Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press.</em> 426pp., available online at http://www.cambridge.org/9780521828390 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1987). Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. 970pp., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=n_BqCQAAQBAJ [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Holzmann, M.; Pawlowski, J. (2017). An updated classification of rotaliid foraminifera based on ribosomal DNA phylogeny. <em>Marine Micropaleontology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2017.04.002
note: DNA basis for family placement [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): p. 66 [details]
original description (of Melonia Bronn, 1849) Bronn, H. G. (1848–1849). Index Palaeontologicus oder Übersicht der bis Jetzt Bekannten Fossilen Organismen, bearbeitet unter Mitwirkung der Herren Prof. H. R. Göppert and Herm. v. Meyer, bearbeitet von Dr. H. G. Bronn. A. Nomenclator Palaeontologicus, in Alphabetischer Ordnung [two halves, each in a separate volume]. <em>Schweizerbart. Stuttgart. Erste Hälfte. 1848: A–M [i–lxxxiv + p. 1–775, reprinted without change in 1849; Zweite Hälfte. N–Z [p. 776–1381, 1848, reprinted without change in 1849. 1849: B. Enumerator Palaeontologicus: Systematische Zusammenstellung und Geologische Entwickelungs-Gesetze der Organischen Reiche, p. 1–1106.</em>
page(s): p. 720 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Murray, J.W. (2006). Ecology and applications of benthic foraminifera. <em>Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press.</em> 426pp., available online at http://www.cambridge.org/9780521828390 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Gross, O. (2001). Foraminifera, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 60-75 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Loeblich, A. R.; Tappan, H. (1987). Foraminiferal Genera and their Classification. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. 970pp., available online at https://books.google.pt/books?id=n_BqCQAAQBAJ [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Holzmann, M.; Pawlowski, J. (2017). An updated classification of rotaliid foraminifera based on ribosomal DNA phylogeny. <em>Marine Micropaleontology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marmicro.2017.04.002
note: DNA basis for family placement [details] Available for editors
[request]
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Diagnosis Test planispiral, symmetrical and involute, robust, biumbilicate, with deep and open umbilici, chambers broad and low, enlarging gradually as added, ten to twelve in the final whorl, sutures radial and straight to slightly curved, somewhat thickened, septal flap added against the previous apertural face as new chambers are added, periphery broadly rounded, peripheral outline smooth; wall calcareous, hyaline, optically granular, coarsely perforate other than the imperforate apertural face, sutures, and thickened umbilical rim, surface without ornamentation; aperture a low interiomarginal and equatorial slit, extending to the umbilici and remaining open around the umbilical margin, bordered with a distinct and protruding lip. M. Eocene to Holocene; cosmopolitan. (Loeblich & Tappan, 1987, Foraminiferal Genera and Their Classification) [details]Unreviewed
Classification Also listed in printed version of ERMS as valid genus in Anomalinidae (Foraminifera), with one species, M. umbilicatulus [details]
