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Colpospira acinella

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Turritella acinella was named by Chapman and Crespin (1928) [DISTRIBUTION: Australia; Miocene-Pliocene.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Colpospira acinella by Darragh (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Turritella conspicablis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Turritella acinella Chapman and Crespin p. 115 figs. pl. 8, fig. 45
1970Colpospira acinella Darragh p. 151

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyTurritellinaeLovén 1847
genusColpospira(Donald 1900)
speciesacinella(Chapman and Crespin 1928)

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.

†Colpospira acinella Chapman and Crespin 1928
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Turritella acinella (166810)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Turritella acinella (166744)