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Melania vaderensis

Gastropoda - Thiaridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Melania vaderensis Dickerson pp. 60 - 61 figs. Plate 6, figure 7

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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
speciesvaderensis

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 vaderensis Dickerson 1915
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Diagnosis
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Melania vaderensis (type locality: 207129)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Melania vaderensis (202067)