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Melaniidae

Gastropoda - Melaniidae

Taxonomy
Melaniidae was named by Gray. It is extant.

It was assigned to Gastropoda by Clark and Arnold (1923); to Taenioglossa by Olsson (1931); and to Cerithiacea by Rivera (1957).

Subtaxa
Anconia, Pachychilus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Melaniidae Clark and Arnold p. 164
1931Melaniidae Olsson p. 80
1957Melanidae Rivera p. 179

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithiaceaFérussac 1819
familyMelaniidaeGray
familyMelaniidaeGray

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.

Fm. Melaniidae Gray
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G. †Anconia Olsson 1931
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†Anconia elenensis Olsson 1931
G. †Pachychilus Lea
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†Pachychilus canoasensis Olsson 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available