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Melanella karsteni

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Melanella karsteni was named by Anderson (1928). Its type specimen is CAS 2722, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is San Juan de Rio Seco, which is in an Eocene marginal marine shale in Colombia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Melanella karsteni Anderson p. 23 figs. pl. 1, figs. 21, 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusMelanellaBowdich 1822
specieskarsteni

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Melanella karsteni Anderson 1928
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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: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Colombia Melanella karsteni (type locality: 88281)