Melvicalathis is a monotypic genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Chlidonophoridae. The only species is Melvicalathis macroctena.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | Rhynchonellata |
| Order: | Terebratulida |
| Family: | Chlidonophoridae |
| Genus: | Melvicalathis Lee, Lüter & Zezina, 2008 |
| Species: | M. macroctena
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| Binomial name | |
| Melvicalathis macroctena Zezina, 1981)
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The species is found in southern Pacific Ocean.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Melvicalathis Lee, Lüter & Zezina, 2008". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 3 July 2021.