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Melanella (Polygireulima) rakhiensis

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Melanella (Polygireulima) rakhiensis was named by Eames (1952). Its type specimen is BMNH G.68186, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fossil Bed F.1986, Rakhi Nala, which is in a Bartonian marine shale in the Drazinda Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Melanella (Polygireulima) rakhiensis Eames p. 56 figs. Pl 1, fig 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusMelanellaSacco 1892
subgenusPolygireulima
speciesrakhiensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:26:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:26:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Pakistan Melanella rakhiensis (type locality: 8676)