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Zemira

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Zemira was named by Adams and A (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 530]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pseudolivinae by Wilson (1993), Vermeij (1998); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Zemira Adams and A.
1889Eburnopsis Tate
1993Zemira Wilson p. 136
1998Zemira Vermeij p. 55
2002Eburnopsis Sepkoski
2002Zemira Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyPseudolivinaeCossmann 1901
genusZemiraAdams and A 1853

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. Zemira Adams and A. 1853
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Zemira praecursoria Tate 1888
Invalid names: Eburnopsis Tate 1889 [synonym]
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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 27.30000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Z. tessellata (71238)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Z. praecursoria, Eburnopsis aulacoessa (72210)