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Melongena pseudobucephala

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Pyrula pseudobucephala was named by Noetling (1901) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Oligocene; Myanmar.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Singu (Singu stage), which is in a Chattian marine horizon in the Singu Formation of Myanmar.

It was recombined as Melongena pseudobucephala by Vredenburg (1921), Vredenburg (1923).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Pyrula pseudobucephala Noetling p. 318 figs. pl. 21, figs. 5, 6
1921Melongena pseudobucephala Vredenburg p. 287
1923Melongena pseudobucephala Vredenburg p. 63

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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
speciespseudobucephala(Noetling 1901)

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 pseudobucephala Noetling 1901
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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 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Myanmar Melongena pseudobucephala (type locality: 76588)