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Melongena californica
Taxonomy
Melongena californica was named by Anderson and Martin (1914). Its type specimen is CAS 1753 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 60, which is in a Miocene coastal horizon in the Temblor Formation of California.
It was recombined as Galeodes californicus by Hoots (1931).
It was recombined as Galeodes californicus by Hoots (1931).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Melongena californica Anderson and Martin p. 80 figs. Plate 4, figure 1 |
| 1931 | Galeodes californicus Hoots p. 100 |
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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 californica Anderson and Martin 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available