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Melliteryx

Bivalvia - Venerida - Erycinidae

Taxonomy
Melliteryx was named by Iredale (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 681]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Erycinidae by Vokes (1980), Beu et al. (1990); to Galeommatidae by Lamprell and Healy (1998); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Melliteryx Iredale
1980Melliteryx Vokes p. 111
1990Melliteryx Beu et al. p. 397
1998Melliteryx Lamprell and Healy p. 156
2002Melliteryx Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
EuheterodontaGiribet and Distel 2003
superorderImparidentiaBieler 2014
NeoheterodonteiTaylor et al. 2007
orderVenerida(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
familyErycinidaeGray 1847
genusMelliteryxIredale 1924

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. Melliteryx Iredale 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-06 16:21:27
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:27:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Western Cape) M. capensis (118306)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) M. mactroides (110492)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) M. acupuncta (63351)