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Trochactaeon (Mexicotrochactaeon) melonensis ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)87387https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=87387
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectibranchia : Acteonidae : Trochactaeon : Trochactaeon (Mexicotrochactaeon) melonensis
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
orderHeterostropha
orderArchitectibranchiaHaszprunar 1985
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyActeonidaed'Orbigny 1835
subfamilyActeonellinaePcelincev 1954
genusTrochactaeonMeek 1863
subgenusTrochactaeon (Mexicotrochactaeon)Hacobjan 1972
speciesTrochactaeon (Mexicotrochactaeon) melonensisSohl and Kollmann 1985
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Trochactaeon (Mexicotrochactaeon) melonensisspeciesbelongs to Trochactaeon (Mexicotrochactaeon)stated without evidenceSohl and Kollmann, 1985
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Motilityactively mobile (based on Acteonidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Acteonidae)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)N. F. Sohl and H. A. Kollmann. 1985. Cretaceous Actaeonellid Gastropods from the Western Hemisphere. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1304:1-104

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1985Trochactaeon (Mexicotrochactaeon) melonensis Sohl and Kollmann p. 63 figs. pl. 16, figs. 10-13; pl. 17, figs. 6-8

References

Sohl N. F., Kollmann H. A. (1985) Cretaceous Actaeonellid Gastropods from the Western Hemisphere, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1304, 1-104
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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