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Cancellaria (Merica)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Merica Adams and Adams
1921Merica Vredenburg p. 139
1982Cancellaria (Merica) Ladd p. 57
2002Merica Sepkoski
2007Cancellaria (Merica) Hendy

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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
superfamilyCancellarioideaGray 1853
familyCancellariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyCancellariinaeGray 1853
genusCancellariaLamarck 1799
subgenusMerica(Adams and Adams 1854)

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.

Subg. Cancellaria (Merica) Adams and Adams 1854
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Merica promensis Vredenburg 1921
Merica pseudocancellata Noetling 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:59:23
Modified: 2009-03-16 10:59:23
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Castlecliffian or 61.60000 to 0.34000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Greenland Merica sp. (22945)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia Merica gerthi (70082 79524)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Myanmar Merica pseudocancellata (76592)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Denmark Cancellaria evulsa (111476)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark Cancellaria evulsa (111472 111474)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Myanmar Merica promensis (76595)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cancellaria bellardi (62883) Cancellaria contorta (62882)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cancellaria contorta (62899)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Auckland) Merica kaiparaensis (84915)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Merica maoria (67897) Merica pukeuriensis (67900)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Merica asperella, Merica reeveana (70085)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cancellaria bellardi, Cancellaria contorta (61896) Cancellaria contorta (61895 61897 61898 61900 61902 61903 61904 61905 61906 62885 62886 62887)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Cancellaria callosa, Cancellaria jansseni (38823)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Merica asperella (70080 70105)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India Merica asperella, Merica verbeeki (77658)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan Cancellaria kobayashii (97028)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand Merica pukeuriensis (89043)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Cancellaria asperella (78043)