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Taxonomy
Melina was named by Philipsson (1788). It is extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Isognomon by Woodring (1925); it was reranked as Isognomon (Melina) by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).
It was assigned to Isognomonidae by Philipsson (1788); to Melinidae by Glenn (1904); to Melininae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Isognomon by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).
It was synonymized subjectively with Isognomon by Woodring (1925); it was reranked as Isognomon (Melina) by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).
It was assigned to Isognomonidae by Philipsson (1788); to Melinidae by Glenn (1904); to Melininae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Isognomon by Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).
Subtaxa
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1788 | Melina Philipsson |
| 1904 | Melina Glenn p. 383 |
| 2010 | Melina Bouchet et al. |
| 2012 | Isognomon (Melina) Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 220 |
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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.
Subg. Isognomon (Melina) Philipsson 1788
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Isognomon (Melina) recognitus Mabille 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 58.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 55.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 55.8 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Paleocene | USA (South Carolina) | Melina sp. (92463) | |
| Pliocene | South Africa | Melina gaudichaudi (77479 77527) | |
| Pleistocene | South Africa | Melina gaudichaudi (122945) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Sonora) | Isognomon chemnitzianum (96563) |