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Melanoides (Melanoides)

Gastropoda - Thiaridae

Taxonomy
Melanoides (Melanoides) was named by Olivier (1804). It is extant.

It was assigned to Melanoides by Olivier (1804), Oostingh (1935) and Ladd (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Melanoides (Melanoides) Olivier p. 69
1935Melanoides (Melanoides) Oostingh p. 13
1972Melanoides (Melanoides) Ladd p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyThiaridaeTroschel 1857
subfamilyThiarinaeMorrison 1954
genusMelanoidesOlivier 1804
subgenusMelanoidesOlivier 1804

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:14:32
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:14:32
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Melanoides tuberculata, Melanoides woodwardi (70091)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Melania woodwardi (45344)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Melanoides fennemai (84530 84539 84541) Melanoides tuberculata (84519 84520 84528 84529 84533 84542) Melanoides tuberculata, Melanoides fennemai (84537) Melanoides tuberculata, Melanoides woodwardi (84534) Melanoides woodwardi, Melanoides fennemai (84540)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Melanoides tuberculatus, Melanoides woodwardi (70084)