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Volvarina taeniata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Taxonomy
Marginella taeniata was named by Sowerby (1846). It is extant.

It was recombined as Volvarina taeniata by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Marginella taeniata Sowerby
1877Marginella minor Jousseaume
2008Volvarina taeniata Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMarginellidaeFleming 1828
genusVolvarina(Hinds 1844)
speciestaeniata(Sowerby 1846)

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.

Volvarina taeniata Sowerby 1846
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Invalid names: Marginella minor Jousseaume 1877 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:20:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Marginella minor (134768 134769)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) Marginella minor (51880)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Marginella minor (51878)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Marginella minor (51879)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Marginella minor (66777 66778)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Marginella minor (96867)