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Lithomelissa
Taxonomy
Lithomelissa was named by Ehrenberg (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr m R]. It is extant. Its type is Lithomelissa microptera.
It was assigned to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002); and to Plagoniidae by Sharma and Takahashi (2007).
It was assigned to Nassellaria by Sepkoski (2002); and to Plagoniidae by Sharma and Takahashi (2007).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1847 | Lithomelissa Ehrenberg |
| 1887 | Acromelissa Haeckel |
| 2002 | Lithomelissa Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Lithomelissa Sharma and Takahashi p. 822 |
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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. Lithomelissa Ehrenberg 1847
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Lithomelissa microptera Ehrenberg 1854
Lithomelissa monoceras Popofsky 1913
Lithomelissa tartari Ehrenberg 1854
Invalid names: Acromelissa Haeckel 1887 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Triassic to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 246.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma
Collections (71 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Triassic | China | L. panus, L. sp. A (131101) | |
| Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian | Canada (British Columbia) | L. sp. A (71099) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Czechia | L. aitai, L. heros (67451) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | New Zealand (Marlborough) | L. aitai, L. hoplites (95847 95887) L. aitai, L. hoplites, L. heros (95884 95885 95886 95888) L. heros, L. aitai, L. hoplites (95844 95845 95846 95848 95849) L. hoplites (95843) | |
| Danian | New Zealand (Marlborough) | L. aitai (95853 95858 95859 95865 95873 95900 95901 95906 95908) L. aitai, L. gelasinus (95907) L. aitai, L. heros (95891 95903 95905) L. aitai, L. hoplites (95883 95896 95897) L. aitai, L. hoplites, L. heros (95892 95893 95894 95902 95904) L. heros (95872 95875 95879) L. heros, L. aitai (95866 95877) L. heros, L. aitai, L. hoplites (95850 95878) L. hoplites (95851 95860) | |
| Eocene | South Pacific | L. ehrenbergi (258864) L. sakaii, L. ehrenbergi, L. sphaerocephalis (258857) | |
| Eocene - Oligocene | South Pacific | L. sakaii, L. ehrenbergi (258856) | |
| Bartonian - Priabonian | South Pacific | L. ehrenbergi (247928) | |
| Middle Miocene | Southern Ocean | L. stigi (253173) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Southern Ocean | L. tricorns (247626 247627 258880 259939) | |
| Pliocene | North Pacific | L. sp. (262434) | |
| Pleistocene | Southern Ocean | L. sp. A (250733 250737 250739) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Japan | Dimelissa monoceras (233709) | |
| NN20 | North Pacific | L. setosa (257521 257523 257524) | |
| NN21 | North Pacific | L. setosa (257510 257511 257512 257513 257514 257516 259772 259773) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan | Dimelissa monoceras (233714) |