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Melliteryx acupuncta

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Erycinidae

Taxonomy
Melliteryx acupuncta was named by Hedley (1902). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Melliteryx acupuncta Hedley

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeptonoidea(Gray 1847)
familyErycinidaeGray 1847
genusMelliteryxIredale 1924
speciesacupunctaHedley 1902

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-06 16:21:27
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:27:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Melliteryx acupuncta (63351)