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Colposigma

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Colposigma was named by Finlay and Marwick (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. Its type is Colposigma mesalia.

It was assigned to Turritellidae by Beu et al. (1990); to Turritellinae by Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992) and Allmon (1996); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Colposigma Finlay and Marwick
1990Colposigma Beu et al. p. 407
1992Colposigma Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 94
1996Colposigma Allmon p. 10
2002Colposigma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyTurritellinaeLovén 1847
genusColposigmaFinlay and Marwick 1937

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. †Colposigma Finlay and Marwick 1937
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Colposigma capitanea Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Colposigma euthenia Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Colposigma gairi Marwick 1960
Colposigma imparicincta Finlay and Marwick 1937
Colposigma mesalia Finlay and Marwick 1937
Colposigma plebeia Marwick 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:58
Modified: 2018-02-27 07:57:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 66.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Otago) C. mesalia (50174)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Southland) C. sp. (50210)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Australia (Victoria) C. uniangulata (6266 6267 6268)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Australia (Victoria) C. uniangulata (85124)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica (Seymour Island) C. euthenia (63548 63550)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Antarctica C. capitanea (72400 72404) C. euthenia (72402 72405) C. euthenia, C. capitanea (72401 72403)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3New Zealand (Canterbury) C. plebeia, C. gairi (50147)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Antarctica C. capitanea (72394) C. euthenia (72398) C. euthenia, C. capitanea (72397)