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Melanella conoidea

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Eulima conoidea was named by Kurtz and Stimpson (1851) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Melanella conoidea by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Eulima conoidea Kurtz and Stimpson p. 115
2008Melanella conoidea Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusMelanellaBowdich 1822
speciesconoidea(Kurtz and Stimpson 1851)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Melanella conoidea Kurtz and Stimpson 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:26:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:26:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene (interglacial)2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Melanella conoidea (211183)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Melanella conoidea (60986 60988 60989)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Melanella conoidea (79331)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Melanella conoidea (60930 66758 66760)