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Micrancilla dilatata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae

Taxonomy
Ancillaria dilatata was named by Cossmann (1886). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.J02846, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Précy-sur-Oise (Cossmann collection), which is in a Lutetian marine horizon in France.

It was recombined as Micrancilla dilatata by Pacaud et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Ancillaria dilatata Cossmann p. 98 figs. Pl 2, figs 10-10a
2013Micrancilla dilatata Pacaud et al. p. 41 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-8

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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
superfamilyOlivoidea(Troschel 1869)
familyAncillariidae(Swainson 1840)
genusMicrancilla(Maxwell 1992)
speciesdilatata(Cossmann 1886)

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.

Micrancilla dilatata Cossmann 1886
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:41:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:56:35
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Ancillaria dilatata (type locality: 183803)