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Pseudomelania (Oonia) similis

Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae

Taxonomy
Melania similis was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Pseudomelania (Oonia) similis by Kittl (1894).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Melania similis Münster p. 94 figs. Pl 9, fig 20
1894Pseudomelania (Oonia) similis Kittl p. 177 figs. Pl 6, figs 10-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyPseudomelanoideaFischer 1885
familyPseudomelaniidaeCossmann 1909
genusPseudomelania
subgenusOonia
speciessimilis()

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.

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Diagnosis
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