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Melanella (Melanella)

Gastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich
1917Melanella (Melanella) Bartsch p. 302

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
RankNameAuthor
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
familySiphonaliidae(Finlay 1928)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyTriphoridaeGray 1847
genusMelanellaDall 1918
subgenusMelanellaBowdich 1822

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. †Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich 1822
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Bartsch 1917Melanellas with straight shells.