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Melanella (Melanella)

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

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
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusMelanellaBowdich 1822
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.