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Mellita longifissa

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Mellitidae

Taxonomy
Mellita longifissa was named by Michelin (1858).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Mellita longifissa Michelin
1920Mellita longifissa Kew pp. 137 - 138 figs. Plate 38, figures 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e
1938Mellita longifissa Grant and Hertlein p. 101

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyMellitidae
genusMellitaAgassiz 1841
specieslongifissaMichelin 1858

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.

Mellita longifissa Michelin 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Mellita longifissa (138720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Mellita longifissa (20625)