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Palaeomelon

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Palaeomelon Nielsen and Frassinetti p. 85

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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
genusPalaeomelon

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. †Palaeomelon Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007
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Palaeomelon angoli Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007
Palaeomelon domeykoana Philippi 1887
Palaeomelon taverai Stuardo and Villarroel 1974
Palaeomelon triplicata Sowerby 1846
Palaeomelon tucapeli Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007
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 Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Burdigalian or 33.90000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Argentina Voluta triplicata (71597 71599)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile Proscaphella triplicata (78521) Proscaphella triplicata, Proscaphella domeykoana (78524)