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Melania miikensis

Gastropoda - Thiaridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Melania miikensis Nagao p. 122 figs. Plate XVII, Figs. 11-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyThiaridaeTroschel 1857
subfamilyThiarinaeMorrison 1954
genusMelaniaRöding 1798
speciesmiikensis

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.

Melania miikensis Nagao 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:14:32
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:14:32
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Paleogene or 66.00000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Japan (Chikugo) Melania miikensis (203132)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Japan (Nagasaki) Melania miikensis (203223)