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Melanopsis fusulatina

Gastropoda - Melanopsidae

Taxonomy
Melanopsis fusulatina was named by Sacco (1895).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Melanopsis fusulatina Sacco

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyMelanopsidae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusMelanopsisFérussac 1807
speciesfusulatinaSacco 1895

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.

Melanopsis fusulatina Sacco 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:13:46
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:13:46
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Melanopsis fusulatina (172912 172915 199859)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Melanopsis fusulatina (172917)