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Marginella ovata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Taxonomy
Marginella ovata was named by Lea (1833). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. abnormis, M. acuta, M. ambigua, M. amiantula, M. amygdala, M. aurisleporis, M. bella, M. bella, M. bella, M. bifido, M. bifidoplicata, M. bifidoplicata, M. caloosana, M. carnea, M. carneola, M. cereris, M. ceresis, M. chrysometina, M. cincta, M. cineracea, M. clenchi, M. constricta, M. constrictoides, M. contracta, M. cotamago, M. crassiplicata, M. crassula, M. crassula, M. curta, M. deliciosa, M. democraciana, M. deuterolivella, M. dijki, M. dissimilis, M. edwardsi, M. epigrus, M. estaciana, M. fragilis, M. fraudulenta, M. gatunensis, M. gracilis, M. gravida, M. grissensis, M. harrisi, M. hartleyanum, M. hordeola, M. incrassata, M. karikalensis, M. kitsoni, M. mansfieldi, M. maonensis, M. marginata, M. miliacea, M. miliaria, M. monilis, M. mosaica, M. multiplicata, M. olivaeformis, M. oryza, M. pallida, M. paraensis, M. pardalis, M. perkeo, M. perlatens, M. philippii, M. phrygia, M. piperata, M. pirabica, M. quirosensis, M. rosea, M. saladillaensis, M. sandwicensis, M. subovulata, M. succinea, M. terveriana, M. tomuiensis, M. truncata, M. willcoxiana, M. antiqua, M. indrai, M. elegans, M. elegans, M. loebbeckeana, M. nanggulanensis, M. pamotanensis, M. ventricosa, M. constrichtoides, M. constrictoides, M. caloosana, M. bonneti, M. crista, M. deshayesi, M. fuchsi, M. glaessneri, M. karikalensis, M. pinellasensis, M. ringicula, M. vultuosa, M. wentworthi, M. monilis, M. conica, M. fraudulenta, M. iota, M. columba, M. pardalis, M. angsanana, M. ickei, M. rembangensis, M. venezuelana, M. bellula, M. faunula, M. gregaria, M. gregaria, M. inepta, M. infecta, M. posti, M. ballista, M. inntensa, M. myrina, M. oligoptycha, M. elegantula, M. impagina, M. macronuclea, M. newmani, M. crassula, M. marginata, M. toulae, M. acusvesta, M. avena, M. belloides, M. berauensis, M. eobella

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Marginella ovata Lea p. 179 figs. pl. 6, fig. 191

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMarginellidaeFleming 1828
genusMarginellaLamarck 1799
speciesovataLea 1833

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.

Marginella ovata Lea 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 09:01:33
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:30:42
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986
Collections
No collection or age range data are available