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Melonella

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Cylindrophymatidae

Taxonomy
Melonella was named by Zittel (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: J Aale J Kimm-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cylindrophymatidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Melonella Zittel
2002Melonella Sepkoski
2004Melonella Finks et al. p. 254

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
suborderDidymmorinaRauff 1893
familyCylindrophymatidaeSchrammen 1936
genusMelonellaZittel 1878

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. †Melonella Zittel 1878
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Melonella radiata Quenstedt 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 168.20000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3India (Gujarat) M. radiata (93561)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany (Bavaria) M. sp. (25411)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Romania M. radiata (98529)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland M. radiata (60853)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany M. radiata (74062 74063)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany M. radiata (74065)