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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : Minytropis : Minytropis melilota |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trichotropidae : Minytropis : Minytropis melilota |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Minytropis |
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| Scientific Name | Minytropis melilota Squires & Saul, 2005 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Minytropis melilota | species | belongs to Minytropis | stated with evidence | Squires and Saul, 2005 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Motility | facultatively mobile, attached (based on Calyptraeoidea) |
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| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Calyptraeoidea) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul. 2005. New Late Cretaceous (Santonian and Campanian) gastropods from California and Baja California, Mexico. The Nautilus 119(4):133-148 |
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Minytropis melilota ✝
