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Mellita
Taxonomy
Mellita was named by Agassiz (1841) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u R]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Echinidae by Holmes (1860); to Scutellidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Scutellidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915), Kew (1920) and Cooke (1942); to Mellitidae by Durham (1955) and Durham (1966); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Echinidae by Holmes (1860); to Scutellidae by Grant and Hertlein (1938); to Scutellidae by Clark and Twitchell (1915), Kew (1920) and Cooke (1942); to Mellitidae by Durham (1955) and Durham (1966); and to Clypeasteroida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1841 | Mellita Agassiz |
| 1860 | Mellita Holmes p. 3 |
| 1915 | Mellita Clark and Twitchell p. 204 |
| 1920 | Mellita Kew p. 137 |
| 1938 | Mellita Grant and Hertlein p. 101 |
| 1942 | Mellita Cooke p. 21 |
| 1955 | Mellita Durham p. 172 figs. Figs. 16, b; 17, a; pl. 2, fig. 1 |
| 1966 | Mellita Durham p. U485 |
| 2002 | Mellita Sepkoski |
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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.
G. Mellita Agassiz 1841
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†Mellita aclinensis Kier 1963
†Mellita longifissa Michelin 1858
†Mellita pacifica Verrill 1867
†Mellita quinquefora Lamarck 1816
†Mellita quinquiesperforata tenuis Clark 1940
†Mellita texana Conrad 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available