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Melicerona

Description

Melicerona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4608182https://www.gbif.org/species/4608182
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)336487https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=336487
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Melicerona
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Melicerona
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
superorderHypsogastropoda
infraorderLittorinimorphaGolikov and Starobogtov 1975
superfamilyCypraeoidea
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyErroneinaeSchilder 1927
genusMeliceronaIredale 1930
Scientific NameMelicerona Iredale, 1930
Name Published InIredale, T. (1930). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 2. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 10(1): 73-88, pl. 9 [28 August 1930].
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Meliceronasubgenusbelongs to Erroneastated with evidenceCate, 1967
Meliceronagenusbelongs to Erroneinaestated with evidenceSoriano, 2006
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
Extant Size (PBDB)2 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance2.59 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Cypraeidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietomnivore, grazer (based on Cypraeidae)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. P. Meyer. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 79(3):401-459
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melicerona

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Erronea (Melicerona) felina
species
listed (PBDB)12.59 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Melicerona felina
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Melicerona listeri
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1930Melicerona Iredale
1967Erronea (Melicerona) Cate p. 39
2006Melicerona Soriano

References

Meyer C. P. (2003) Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 79 3, 401-459 doi:10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00197.x
Cate C. N. (1967) The cowries of the Ryukyu Islands, The Veliger 10, 13-41
Soriano J. L. (2006) Consideraciones taxon贸micas sobre la familia Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda), con una nueva propuesta de clasificaci贸n supragen茅rica, Spira 2 1, 41-62
Schilder, M. & Schilder, F. A. (1971) A catalogue of living and fossil cowries. A taxonomy and bibliography of Triviacea and Cypraeacea (Gastropoda Prosobranchia). Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, M茅moires, Deuxi猫me Series, 85: 1-246 - via World Register of Marine Species
Iredale, T. (1930). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 2. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 10(1): 73-88, pl. 9 [28 August 1930]. - via World Register of Marine Species
GBIF/Academy of Natural Sciences: MAL - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Mem. Queensland Mus., 10 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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