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Melanecta

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Melanecta was named by Coates (1998). It is not extant. Its type is Melanecta anneae.

It was assigned to Actinopteri by Coates (1998).

Species
M. anneae (type species)
Entered
by B. Frable (authorized by W. Dahdul) on 2012-02-07; modified by S. Fasey on 2023-04-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Melanecta Coates

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
genusMelanecta

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. †Melanecta Coates 1998
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Melanecta anneae Coates 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Pendleian or 330.30000 to 326.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (Scotland) M. anneae (225477) M. sp. (134654)