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Melanecta anneae

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Melanecta anneae was named by Coates (1998). It is not extant. Its type specimen is GLAHM V8255, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Bearsden locality, which is in a Pendleian marine shale in the Manse Burn Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Melanecta.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Melanecta anneae Coates
2004Melanecta anneae Cloutier and Arratia

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
genusMelanecta
speciesanneae

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.

Melanecta anneae Coates 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Pendleian or 330.90000 to 327.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Melanecta anneae (type locality: 225477)