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Pachychilus

Gastropoda - Melaniidae

Taxonomy
Pachychilus was named by Lea.

It was assigned to Melaniidae by Olsson (1931).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Pachychilus Olsson p. 80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithiaceaFĂ©russac 1819
familyMelaniidaeGray
genusPachychilusLea

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. †Pachychilus Lea
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Pachychilus canoasensis Olsson 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 33.90000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru (Piura) Pachychilus indet. (55437 55439)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) P. caboblanquensis (41543)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela P. laevissimus (131210)