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Melanella polita

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

Synonymy list
No taxonomic opinions are available

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

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 Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.45000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Melanella polita (178108)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Italy Melanella polita (178116)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Melanella polita (38823)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) Melanella polita (71916)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Melanella polita (178117)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy Melanella polita (78312)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco Melanella polita (127636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Melanella polita (127599)