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Vasum basilicum

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae

Taxonomy
Myristica basilica was named by Bellardi (1872) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Mediterranean, Myanmar.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Melongena (Myristica) basilica by Rovereto (1900); it was recombined as Vasum basilicum by Vredenburg (1921).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Myristica basilica Bellardi p. 158 figs. pl. 10, figs. 4, 5
1900Melongena (Myristica) basilica Rovereto p. 170
1921Vasum basilicum Vredenburg p. 287

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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
superfamilyTurbinelloidea
familyTurbinellidaeSwainson 1840
subfamilyVasinaeAdams and A 1853
genusVasumRöding 1798
speciesbasilicum(Bellardi 1872)

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.

Vasum basilicum Bellardi 1872
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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 08:23:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 27.30000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Myanmar Vasum basilicum (76588)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Vasum basilicum (76573)