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Torquifer colombiana

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Melongena colombiana was named by Weisbord (1929) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Ecuador, Colombia.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Torquifer colombiana by Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Melongena colombiana Weisbord p. 275 figs. pl. 7, figs. 2-4
1951Melongena colombiana Marks p. 388
1964Melongena colombiana Woodring p. 274
2010Torquifer colombiana Landau and Marques da Silva p. 78

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
genusTorquifer
speciescolombiana()

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.

Torquifer colombiana Weisbord 1929
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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 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 15.98000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Colombia (Bolivar) Melongena colombiana (60687)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Ecuador (Guayas) Melongena colombiana (61075)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Darien) Melongena colombiana (92704)