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Palomelon

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Palomelon was named by Finlay (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Zidoninae by Darragh (1989); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Palomelon Finlay
1937Caroluta Iredale
1937Gilvostia Iredale
1989Palomelon Darragh p. 237
2002Palomelon Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyZidoninaeAdams and A 1853
genusPalomelonFinlay 1927

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.

G. Palomelon Finlay 1927
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Invalid names: Caroluta Iredale 1937 [synonym], Gilvostia Iredale 1937 [synonym]
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 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available