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Palaeomelon angoli
Taxonomy
Palaeomelon angoli was named by Nielsen and Frassinetti (2007) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Chile.]. Its type specimen is SGO.PI.6047, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Palaeomelon angoli Nielsen and Frassinetti p. 90 figs. figs. 6.11, 6.12 |
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†Palaeomelon angoli Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| S. N. Nielsen and D. Frassinetti 2007 | Shell elongate-oval to fusiform. Protoconch of 2.5 whorls, large, smooth, with calcarella. Teleoconch whorls shouldered, moderately strong, with short ribs on shoulder. Spiral sculpture of rounded cords and secondary threads. Siphonal canal presumably short and wide. Fasciole weak. Columella slightly bent, bearing three folds. |
Measurements
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections
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