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Marginella (Serrata) vadosa

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Taxonomy
Marginella (Serrata) vadosa was named by Gardner (1947). Its type specimen is USNM 351302, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USGS Loc. 3742 - Mossyhead [Shoal River Fm], which is in a Serravallian marine marl/sandstone in the Shoal River Formation of Florida.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Marginella (Serrata) vadosa Gardner pp. 390-391

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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
genusMarginellaJousseaume 1875
subgenusSerrata
speciesvadosa

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: 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: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Marginella vadosa (42692 type locality: 42870 42875 43014 43023 43024) Serrata vadosa (111204 136943)