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Melongena incornuta

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Galeodes incornutus was named by Hözl (1962) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; central Paratethys.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Melongena incornuta by Harzhauser and Mandic (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Galeodes incornutus Hözl p. 173 figs. pl. 10, figs. 1, 1a
2001Melongena incornuta Harzhauser and Mandic p. 710

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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
speciesincornuta(Hözl 1962)

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 incornuta Hözl 1962
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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 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Austria Melongena incornuta (77734)