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Meleagrinella (Praemeleagrinella) olifex

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae

Taxonomy
Monotis olifex was named by Quenstedt (1856). Its type specimen is GPIT/BI/05692 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Avicula olifex by Bölsche (1877); it was recombined as Pseudomonotis olifex by Rollier (1915); it was recombined as Meleagrinella (Praemeleagrinella) olifex by Hodges (2022).

Synonyms
  • Avicula neglecta was named by Moberg (1888).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Meleagrinella (Praemeleagrinella) olifex by Hodges (2022).
  • Daonella blanda was named by de Gregorio (1930) [Daonella? blanda].

    It was synonymized subjectively with Meleagrinella (Praemeleagrinella) olifex by Hodges (2022).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Monotis olifex Quenstedt p. 87 figs. pl. 11, fig. 10
1877Avicula olifex Bölsche pp. 61
1888Avicula neglecta Moberg p. 37 figs. pl. 1, figs 37, 38
1915Pseudomonotis olifex Rollier p. 408
1930Daonella blanda de Gregorio p. 23 figs. pl. 3, figs 27–29; pl. 4, fig. 2
2022Meleagrinella (Praemeleagrinella) olifex Hodges pp. 197 - 199 figs. Pl. 24, figs 1–5; Text-figs 201–203

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
MonotoideiWaterhouse 2001
superfamilyOxytomoideaIchikawa 1958
familyOxytomidaeIchikawa 1958
genusMeleagrinellaWhitfield 1855
subgenusPraemeleagrinella
speciesolifex(Quenstedt 1856)

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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Invalid names: Avicula neglecta Moberg 1888 [synonym], Daonella blanda de Gregorio 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 07:58:49
Modified: 2007-11-27 03:51:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available