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Monilea (Monilea) marshallensis

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Monilea (Monilea) marshallensis was named by Ladd (1966) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; west Pacific.]. Its type specimen is USNM 648270, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Monilea (Monilea) marshallensis Ladd p. 40 figs. pl. 5, figs. 9-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyUmboniinae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusMonileaSwainson 1840
subgenusMonileaSwainson 1840
speciesmarshallensis

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: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Marshall Islands Monilea marshallensis (77995)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Marshall Islands Monilea marshallensis (43338)