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Parametaria

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Parametaria was named by Dall (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Columbellidae by Jung (1994), Todd (2001); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
  • Meta was named by Reeve (1858). It is extant.

    It was reranked as Columbella (Meta) by Maury (1917); it was replaced with Parametaria by Dall (1916), Jung (1994).

    It was assigned to Columbella by Maury (1917).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Meta Reeve figs. pl. 1
1916Parametaria Dall p. 25
1917Columbella (Meta) Maury p. 93
1994Parametaria Jung p. 16
2001Parametaria Todd
2002Parametaria Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusParametariaDall 1916

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. Parametaria Dall 1916
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†Parametaria rutschi Jung 1969
Invalid names: Meta Reeve 1858 [replaced]
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 08:10:18
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:11:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 48.07000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene48.07 - 27.3Haiti Meta perplexabilis (173456)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Dominican Republic P. islahispaniolae (74913)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Dominican Republic P. lopezana (74958 74959 93680)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic Meta perplexabilis, Meta islahispaniolae (58817) P. islahispaniolae (99854 131509 131510)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago P. prototyphus (60637) P. prototypus (96514 96515)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic P. islahispaniolae (75042 84983 84984 94099 131494 131674)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) P. sp. (135816)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) P. sp. (135944)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago P. rutschi (60415)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic P. islahispaniolae (93733 93737 93852)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Florida) P. lindae (146873)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Trinidad and Tobago P. rutschi (96518)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Philippines (Tayabas) P. philippinarum (41523 41524)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia (East Java) P. bandungensis (96669 96671)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) P. hertweckorum (79959) P. lindae (79958)