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Protoma cathedralis

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Turritella cathedralis was named by Brongniart (1856) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Oligocene-Early Miocene; Mediterranean, Iran.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Protoma (Protoma) cathedralis by Schultz (1998); it was recombined as Protoma cathedralis by Sacco (1894), Harzhauser (2002), Harzhauser (2004), Harzhauser et al. (2009) and Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).

Subspecies
P. paucicincta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Turritella cathedralis Brongniart
1894Protoma cathedralis Sacco p. 32 figs. pl. 3, fig. 17
1998Protoma (Protoma) cathedralis Schultz p. 56 figs. pl. 21, fig. 17
2002Protoma cathedralis Harzhauser p. 76
2004Protoma cathedralis Harzhauser p. 123
2009Protoma cathedralis Harzhauser et al. p. 344
2010Protoma cathedralis Landau and Marques da Silva p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyProtominaeMarwick 1957
genusProtomaBaird 1870
speciescathedralis(Brongniart 1856)

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.

†Protoma cathedralis Brongniart 1856
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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 Chattian to the top of the Langhian or 28.10000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Protoma cathedralis (8211)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy (Pordenone) Protoma cathedralis (37351 37352 37354)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Protoma cathedralis (70242 74861)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Austria Protoma cathedralis (77629)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Protoma cathedralis (178108 178110)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Protoma cathedralis (77402)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy Protoma cathedralis (178112 178114 178116)