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Melongena (Pugilina) ponderosa

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Pyrula (Melongena) ponderosa was named by Martin (1895) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Miocene; Indonesia, Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Melongena (Pugilina) ponderosa by Vredenburg (1925).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Pyrula (Melongena) ponderosa Martin p. 92 figs. pl. 14, fig. 208
1925Melongena (Pugilina) ponderosa Vredenburg p. 185

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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
genusMelongenaSchumacher 1817
subgenusPugilina
speciesponderosa(Martin 1895)

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.

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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: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan Melongena ponderosa (77133 77134 77136 77141 77153 77154)