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Melanella migrans

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Eulima migrans was named by Conrad (1846).

It was recombined as Melanella migrans by Ward (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Eulima migrans Conrad p. 20 figs. Plate I, Fig. 22
1904Eulima migrans Martin p. 217
1998Melanella migrans Ward p. 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusMelanellaBowdich 1822
speciesmigrans(Conrad 1846)

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.

†Melanella migrans Conrad 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available