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Fontelicella (Natricola) melina

Gastropoda - Hydrobiidae

Taxonomy
Fontelicella (Natricola) melina was named by Taylor and Smith (1981). Its type specimen is UMMZ 250095, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Fontelicella (Natricola) melina Taylor and Smith p. 350 figs. pl. 2, fig. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyHydrobiidaeTroschel 1857
genusFontelicellaGregg and Taylor 1965
subgenusNatricolaGregg and Taylor 1965
speciesmelina

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.

†Fontelicella (Natricola) melina Taylor and Smith 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:11:06
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:11:06
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Pliocene or 4.70000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Fontelicella melina (276415 276416)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (California) Fontelicella melina (234637)