Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Galeommatida : Lasaeidae : Melliteryx : Melliteryx acupuncta |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Erycinidae : Melliteryx : Melliteryx acupuncta |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Melliteryx |
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Scientific Name | Melliteryx acupuncta (Hedley, 1902) |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Melliteryx acupuncta | species | belongs to Melliteryx | stated without evidence | Hedley, 1902 |
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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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First Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene |
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Motility | stationary (based on Erycinidae) |
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Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Erycinidae) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. W. Kendrick. 1990. A Pleistocene molluscan fauna with Anadara trapezia (Deshayes) (Bivalvia: Arcoida) from the Dampier Limestone of Shark Bay, Western Australia. Report of the France-Australe Bicentenary Expedition Committee: Research in Shark Bay |
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