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Remarks: Not available: no diagnosis and
published in a dissertation abstract, not available
for nomenclatural purposes.
Melanodrymiidae Salvini-Plawen & Steiner,
1995 [10 December]
Reference: Origin and evolutionary radiation
of ttie Mollusca: 36-37
Type genus: Melanodrymia Hickman, 1984
Melanoididae Ihering, 1909 [31 December]
Reference: Journal de Conchyliologie, 57(4):
296
Type genus: Melanoides Olivier, 1804
Remarks: Established independently by Starobogatov
(in Starobogatov & Izzatullaev,
1980: 25). -inae / -oidea, Golikov & Starobogatov
(1987: 25).
Melanopsinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854
[February]
Reference: The genera of Recent Mollusca,
1:309
Type genus: Melanopsis Férussac, 1807
Remarks: -idae [as Melanopidae, an incorrect
spelling]. Gill (1863: 34); -oidea, Starobogatov
(1970: 42).
Melapiidae Kantor, 1991 [November]
Reference: Ruthenica, 1(1-2): 50
Type genus: /We/ap/um H.Adams & A. Adams,
1853
Melaraphidae Starobogatov & Sitnikova, 1983
[after 22 February]
Reference: Vsesoiuznoe soveshchanie po
izucheniiu molliuskov, 7: 21
Type genus: Melaraphe Menke, 1828
MelatomidaeGíII, 1871 [February]
Reference: Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections,
227: 4
Type genus: Melatoma Swainson, 1840
Remarks: Introduced as a replacement name
for Clionellidae, possibly on the basis that
Melatoma has precedence over Clionella
Gray, 1847. However, Melatoma is a nomen
dubium: see Powell (1966: 143).
Melibidae Forbes, 1844
Reference: Report of the 13th meeting of the
British Association for the Advancement of
Science {Cork, 1843). Reports of Researches
in Science: 186
Type genus: Melibe Rang, 1829
Remarks: Original spelling Meliboeadae,
based on Meliboea, ruled by Opinion 697
NOMENCLÁTOR OF GASTROPOD FAMILIES 107
(1964: 97) to be an incorrect subsequent
spelling of Melibe. Family Melibidae again
declared new by Ihering (1876: 145). -inae.
Alder & Hancock (1845 [in 1845-1855]: 2).
Mellopegmidae Missarzhevsky, 1 989 [after 1 July]
Reference: Trudy Geologicheskogo Instituía,
Akademiia Nauk SSSR, 443: 179
Type genus: -\Mellopegma Runnegar & Jell, 1 976
Meloini Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 [7 September]
Reference: Bulletins of American Paleontolo-
gy, 35{^ 52): : 6 [286]
Type genus: Melo J. Sowerby & G. B. Sowerbyl,1826
Remarks: Original spelling (tribe) Meloides.
MelongenidaeGíII, 1871 [February] (1854)
Reference: Smithsonian Miscellaneous Col-
lections, 227: 5
Type genus: Melongena Schumacher, 1817
Remarks: Established as a replacement name
for "Cassidulina, Tr." [Troschel], based on
Cassidulus Gray, 1854, which Gill treated as
a synonym of Melongena. Melongenidae has
won general acceptance and is conserved
under Art. 40.2, with the precedence of Cassidulidae.
-inae, P. Fischer (1884 [in 1880-
1887]: 618).
Menesthinae Saurin, 1958
Reference: Annales de la Faculté des Sciences
de Saigon, (1958): 65
Type genus: Menestho Möller, 1842
Remarks: Chrysallidinae given precedence over
Menesthinae by First Reviser's action by
Schander, van Aartsen & Corgan ( 1 999: 1 49).
Mentissoideinae Lindholm, 1924 [19 April]
Reference: Proceedings of the Malacological
Society of London, 16(1): 67
Type genus: Mentissoidea O. Boettger, 1877
Remarks: -ini, H. Nordsieck (1979: 261).
Merdigerinae Schileyko, 1984 [after 14 June]
Reference: Fauna SSSR, Molliuski, 3(3): 328
Type genus: Merdigera Held, 1837
Merelinidae Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975 [18
December]
Reference: Malacologia, 15(1): 211
Type genus: Merelina Iredale, 1915
Merriidae Hedley, 1918 [19 June]
Reference: Journal and Proceedings of the
Royal Society of New South Wales, 51 , Supplement:
M62