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Montia

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Montia was named by Gilbert (1973) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Than-l Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. Its type is Montia fontana.

It was assigned to Scaphellinae by Darragh (1989); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. (Houzeauia), M. fontana (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Montia Gilbert
1989Montia Darragh p. 216
2002Montia 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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyScaphellinaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusMontiaGilbert 1973

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. †Montia Gilbert 1973
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Subg. †Montia (Houzeauia) Gilbert 1973
Montia fontana Linnaeus 1753
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 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium M. inaequiplicata, M. cymboidea (22931)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) M. fontana (163070 163075)