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Mesalia pumila

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Turritella pumila Gabb p. 392 figs. pl. 68, fig. 14
1912Mesalia pumila Maury p. 97

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyPareorinae(Finlay and Marwick 1937)
genusMesaliaGray 1847
speciespumila(Gabb 1860)

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.

†Mesalia pumila Gabb 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-18 09:55:46
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:09:05
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Arkansas) Mesalia pumila (99173 99174)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Georgia) Mesalia pumila (92153)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Tennessee) Mesalia pumila (91767 91768 98670)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24USA (Alabama) Mesalia pumila (35081)