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Marginella (Gibberula) trinitatensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae

Taxonomy
Marginella (Gibberula) trinitatensis was named by Mansfield (1925) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocence; Trinidad and Tobago.]. Its type specimen is USNM 352657, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USGS 9212, which is in a Miocene marine siliciclastic in Trinidad and Tobago.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Marginella (Gibberula) trinitatensis Mansfield p. 41 figs. pl. 6, fig. 8

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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
familyCystiscidaeStimpson 1865
genusMarginellaSwainson 1840
subgenusGibberula
speciestrinitatensis

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
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:20:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Trinidad and Tobago Marginella trinitatensis (type locality: 74921)