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Melanella alba

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
M. acuella, M. arnoldi, M. badenia, M. bolivarensis, M. coalingana, M. conoidea, M. dufresnei, M. eborea, M. fossilis, M. indicaformis, M. jacksonensis, M. jamaicensis, M. kaiparaensis, M. karsteni, M. migrans, M. seymourensis, M. thersites (syn. Balcis (Vitreolina) ebriconus, Balcis (Vitreolina) incallida), M. waikomitica
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. amnicreta, M. calkinsi, M. cercadica, M. convexiuscula, M. dautzenbergi, M. extremis, M. falcata, M. grandis, M. hastata, M. incurva, M. magnoliana, M. maoica, M. minutissima, M. naumanni, M. notata, M. polita, M. postnotata, M. retrocita, M. similis, M. sororcula, M. sowerbyi, M. subbrevis, M. subemarginata, M. subulata, M. sulculata, M. tethyos, M. thaanumi, M. vicina, M. wheeleri, M. colon, M. distorta, M. lactea, M. polita, M. subbrevis, M. subdepressa, M. algoensis, M. levis, M. bartschi, M. locklini, M. magnoliana, M. calkinsi, M. conchita, M. fargoi, M. gibberula, M. magnoliana, M. spatha, M. suavis, M. eichwaldi, M. glabella, M. jepiana, M. jickelii, M. korytnicensis, M. montilysensis, M. nitida, M. sanctacrucensis, M. spina, M. vicina

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

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Gelasian or 20.45000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Melanella alba (111599)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany Melanella alba (178467 178468 178469)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Asti) Melanella alba (86305)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy Melanella alba (178457)