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Melongena galeodes

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Pyrula galeodes was named by Lamarck (1843) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Europe, Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Melongena galeodes by Tryon (1881), Vredenburg (1925).

Subspecies
M. sindiensis
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. cornuta, M. propatula, M. laevifusoides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Pyrula galeodes Lamarck p. 517
1881Melongena galeodes Tryon p. 108
1925Melongena galeodes Vredenburg p. 183

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
subfamilyMelongeninae(Gill 1871)
genusMelongenaSchumacher 1817
speciesgaleodes(Lamarck 1843)

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.

†Melongena galeodes Lamarck 1843
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†Melongena galeodes sindiensis Vredenburg 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available