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Mellitidae

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Mellitidae

Taxonomy
Mellitidae was named by Stefanini (1912). It is extant.

It was assigned to Scutellina by Durham (1955) and Durham (1966); and to Scutelliformes by Kroh and Smith (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Mellitidae Stefanini
1955Mellitidae Durham p. 171
1966Mellitidae Durham p. U485
2010Mellitidae Kroh and Smith p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
—Microstomata
—Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
suborderScutellina()
infraorderScutelliformes
familyMellitidae
familyMellitidae

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.

Fm. Mellitidae Stefanini 1912
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G. Encope Agassiz 1840
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†Encope aberrans Marten 1867
†Encope annectans Jackson 1917
†Encope californica Verrill 1870
†Encope chilensis Philippi 1887
†Encope ciae Cortázar 1880
†Encope emarginata Leske 1779
†Encope grandis Agassize 1841
†Encope macrophora Ravenel 1842
†Encope megatrema Jackson 1917
Encope michelini Agassiz 1841
†Encope micropora Agassiz 1841
†Encope occidentalis Verrill 1867
†Encope perspectiva Agassiz 1841
†Encope peruviana Brighton 1926
†Encope platytata Jackson 1917
†Encope tatetlaensis Bose 1906
†Encope tenuis Kew 1914
†Encope wiedenmayeri Jeannet 1928
G. Leodia Gray 1852
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†Leodia caroliniana Ravenel 1841
†Leodia sexiesperforata Clark 1914
G. Mellita Agassiz 1841
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†Mellita aclinensis Kier 1963
†Mellita longifissa Michelin 1858
†Mellita pacifica Verrill 1867
†Mellita quinquefora Lamarck 1816
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Invalid names: Mellita pentapora Gmelin 1788 [synonym]
†Mellita texana Conrad 1856
G. Mellitella Duncan 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (82 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Peru (Tumbes) Encope peruviana (203573)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Dominican Republic Mellita sp. (94143 131526)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Encope sp. (156514 156515)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Mellita sp. (93796)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Mexico (Michoacan) Encope sp. (66166 66167)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Encope aberrans (90618)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Encope annectans (145332) Encope megatrema (145567) Encope platytata (145196)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Chile (Atacama) Encope chilensis (80365)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Aruba Encope michelini (209166 209169)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.608 - 2.588Netherlands Antilles Encope michelini (209187)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6USA (California) Encope tenuis (96541)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Baja California Sur) Encope arcensis (43846 44040) Encope chaneyi, Encope loretoensis (44032) Encope loretoensis (43841) Encope scrippsae (44027) Encope sverdrupe (44029) Encope sverdrupi (43844)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) Encope macrophora (41496) Mellita aclinensis, Encope tamiamiensis, Encope michelini (35026)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Encope tenuis (96544 155849)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Mellita carolinana, Encope macrophora (60940)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (Virginia) Mellita aclinensis (155887) Mellita aclinus (155892)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Encope macrophora (52582)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) Encope micropora (203572)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California) Encope tenuis (96587 96588)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador Encope micropora (96595 96596)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Encope emarginata (204631 204632) Encope michelini (150652)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) Encope michelini, Encope emarginata (203663)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Encope michelini (204634) Encope sp. (75019 75021) Encope tamiamiensis (204633)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California Sur) Encope tenuis (43683)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Encope aberrans (35027)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Colombia (La Guajira) Encope sp. (157271)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) Encope macrophora (60938)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Encope sp., Mellita aclinensis (35028) Mellita aclinensis (35029)
Piacenzian - Calabrian3.6 - 0.774USA (North Carolina) Mellita aclinensis (61919)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117Mexico (Veracruz) Encope tatetlaensis (59292)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) Encope macrophora (92410) Leodia sp. (60944) Mellita caroliniana, Encope macrophora (92411)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Encope aberrans (35025) Encope macrophora (41202 41205 41206)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Leodia sexiesperforata (150656)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Encope californica, Encope grandis, Encope micropora (203571) Encope grandis (130900) Encope grandis, Encope micropora (203411)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Mellita longifissa (138720)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Encope michelini (35031)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Encope sp. (34923 34933 34934 34939 44963 96556 96557)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Encope granids, Encope californica (147802 147803)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Mellita sp. (160361)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Encope emarginata (60927) Mellita pentapora (66760) Mellita quinquesperforata, Encope emarginata (60929)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Encope michelini, Mellita quinquiesperforata (35030) Mellita quinquiesperforata (35032)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Mellita longifissa (20625)