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Pachymelon (Palomelon)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Pachymelon (Palomelon) was named by Finlay (1927). Its type is Cymbiola lutea.

It was assigned to Pachymelon by Finlay (1926).

Subtaxa
Pachymelon (Palomelon) lutea, Pachymelon (Palomelon) suropsilos
Species lacking formal opinion data
Waihaoia amoriaformis, Waihaoia firma, Waihaoia murdochi
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2006-08-18; modified by A. Hendy on 2025-06-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Pachymelon (Palomelon) Finlay p. 432
1927Pachymelon (Palomelon) Finlay p. 432

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyZidoninaeAdams and A 1853
genusPachymelonMarwick 1926
subgenusPalomelonFinlay 1927

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.

Subg. †Pachymelon (Palomelon) Finlay 1927
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†Pachymelon (Palomelon) suropsilos Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Antarctica Pachymelon suropsilos (63549)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Antarctica Pachymelon suropsilos (72394 180151)