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Massylaea
Taxonomy
Massylaea was named by Möllendorff (1898). It is extant. Its type is Helix massylaea.
It was assigned to Helicidae by Salvador et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Helicidae by Salvador et al. (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1898 | Massylaea Möllendorff |
| 2018 | Massylaea Salvador et al. p. 298 |
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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. Massylaea Möllendorff 1898
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Massylaea massylaea Morelet 1851
Massylaea vermiculata Müller 1774
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Gelasian or 2.58000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Gelasian | Algeria | M. massylaea (231187) M. massylaea, M. vermiculata (231185 231186) | |
| Pleistocene | Malta | Helix vermiculata (190860) |