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Auricula bimarginata

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae

Taxonomy
Auricula bimarginata was named by Deshayes (1824). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Abbecourt (Deshayes collection), which is in a Thanetian marine sandstone in the Sables de Bracheux Formation of France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. actaeoniformis, A. auris

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Auricula bimarginata Deshayes p. 69 figs. Pl 8, figs 12,13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyRingiculidaePhilippi 1853
genusAuriculaDeshayes 1838
speciesbimarginata

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.

†Auricula bimarginata Deshayes 1824
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:06:11
Modified: 2009-05-20 11:06:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France (Oise) Auricula bimarginata (type locality: 184830)