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Melanellidae
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Melanellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 6 (35%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Eulimidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Eulimidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. F. Ponder and A. Warén. 1988. Appendix: classification of the Caenogastropoda and Heterostropha - a list of the family-group names and higher taxa. Malacological Review Suppl. 4:288-326 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Balcis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 147 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Leiostraca genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Protonema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Strombiformis genus | listed (PBDB) | 35 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1915 | Melanellidae Iredale |
| 1987 | Melanellidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 131 |
| 1988 | Melanellidae Ponder and Warén p. 304 |
| 2003 | Melanellidae Jeffery |
References
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!
