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Incatella chilensis

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Turritella chilensis was named by Sowerby (1846) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene-Pliocene; eastern Pacific.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Incatella chilensis by DeVries (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Turritella chilensis Sowerby
2007Incatella chilensis DeVries p. 335

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
genusIncatella
specieschilensis(Sowerby 1846)

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.

Incatella chilensis Sowerby 1846
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. J. DeVries 2007Whorls keeled, medial primary spiral ‘B’ strongest. Secondary spirals absent; tertiary threads numerous.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 15.98000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Peru Turritella chilensis (76597)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Peru Incatella chilensis (80469)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Chile Turritella chilensis (79202 79203 79204 79206 79207 79208 79209 79210 79211 79212 79213)