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Columbella platynema

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Columbella platynema was named by Woodring (1928). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Columbella platynema Woodring p. 271 figs. pl. 16, fig, 10
1994Columbella platynema Jung p. 13

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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)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusColumbellaLamarck 1799
speciesplatynemaWoodring 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.

Columbella platynema Woodring 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: omnivoreg
Diet 2: grazerg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:12:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:12:36
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Columbella platynema (74964)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Columbella platynema (58522 131915)