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Pachymelon

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Pachymelon was named by Marwick (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 614,681]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Zidoninae by Beu et al. (1990); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Pachymelon Marwick
1990Pachymelon Beu et al. p. 416
2002Pachymelon Sepkoski

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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

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. Pachymelon Marwick 1926
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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 Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 56.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Antarctica (Seymour Island) P. suropsilos (63551)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) P. suropsilos (63552)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Antarctica P. suropsilos (72394 72397)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand P. sp. (67854)