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Miomelon dorbignyana

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Voluta dorbignyana was named by Philippi (1886) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Argentina.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Miomelon dorbignyana by Nielsen and Frassinetti (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Voluta dorbignyana Philippi
2007Miomelon dorbignyana Nielsen and Frassinetti p. 95

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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
genusMiomelon(Dall 1907)
speciesdorbignyana(Philippi 1886)

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.

Miomelon dorbignyana Philippi 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available