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Merelina
Taxonomy
Merelina was named by Iredale (1915) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 557,899]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Rissoidae by Ladd (1966); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Rissoidae by Ladd (1966); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
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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.
G. Merelina Iredale 1915
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Subg. Merelina (Merelina) Iredale 1915
†Merelina saginata Laws 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Otaian to the top of the Messinian or 21.70000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 19.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 19.0 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene | Marshall Islands | M. pisinna (78033) | |
| Otaian | New Zealand (Auckland) | M. saginata (84915) | |
| Middle Miocene | Marshall Islands | M. pisinna (77987) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Marshall Islands | M. pisinna (43339 77977) | |
| Messinian | Fiji | M. pisinna (78060) |