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Delphinula lima

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Delphinula lima was named by Lamarck (1804). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Courtagnon (Lamarck collection), which is in a Lutetian carbonate sandstone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Delphinula lima Lamarck p. 110
1818Delphinula lima Defrance p. 544
1822Delphinula lima Lamarck p. 231

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyAngariinaeGray 1857
genusDelphinulaRöding 1798
specieslima

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.

†Delphinula lima Lamarck 1804
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:48:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:48:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Delphinula lima (type locality: 184112)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Delphinula lima (3494)