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Melanella indicaformis

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Melanella indicaformis was named by Devries (2019). Its type specimen is UWBM 107617, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is B8769, which is in a Ypresian coastal sandstone in Peru.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Melanella indicaformis Devries p. 23 figs. Figure 4(h–l)

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusMelanellaBowdich 1822
speciesindicaformis

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Melanella indicaformis Devries 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available