Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Melongena : Melongena candelariana |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Melongena : Melongena candelariana |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Melongena |
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Scientific Name | Melongena candelariana Gibson-Smith & Gibson-Smith, 1983 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Melongena candelariana | species | belongs to Melongena | stated with evidence | Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith, 1983 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Melongenidae) |
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Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Melongenidae) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva. 2010. Early Pliocene gastropods of Cubagua, Venezuela: Taxonomy, palaeobiogeography and ecostratigraphy. Palaeontos 19:1-221 |
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