Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Micromelaniidae (disused)

Gastropoda - Hydrobiidae

Taxonomy
Micromelaniidae was named by Thiele (1925) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5354].

It was assigned to Hydrobiidae by Ponder and Warén (1988).

Subtaxa
Emmerciinae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Micromelaniidae Thiele
1988Micromelaniidae Ponder and Warén p. 297

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
familyMicromelaniidaeThiele 1925
familyMicromelaniidaeThiele 1925

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.

Fm. †Micromelaniidae Thiele 1925
show all | hide all
Invalid names: Emmerciinae Brusins 1870 [empty]
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015
Collections
No collection or age range data are available