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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).
It was assigned to Gastropoda by Clark and Arnold (1923); to Taenioglossa by Olsson (1931); and to Cerithiacea by Rivera (1957).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1923 | Melaniidae Clark and Arnold p. 164 |
| 1931 | Melaniidae Olsson p. 80 |
| 1957 | Melanidae Rivera p. 179 |
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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.
Fm. Melaniidae Gray
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 41.30000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Eocene | Peru (Ica) | Anconia elenensis (84680) | |
| Bartonian | United Kingdom (England) | Melanidae indet. (39014) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Peru (Piura) | Pachychilus indet. (55437 55439) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Ecuador (Guayas) | Anconia elenensis (61203) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Venezuela (Sucre) | Pachychilus caboblanquensis (41543) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Venezuela | Pachychilus laevissimus (131210) |