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Margarites (Margarites) chappelli

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Margarites chappelli was named by Durham (1944). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP A3702, east of Port Hadlock, which is in a Priabonian marine sandstone in the Quimper Formation of Washington.

It was recombined as Margarites (Margarites) chappelli by Hickman (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Margarites chappelli Durham p. 153
1980Margarites (Margarites) chappelli Hickman p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMargaritinaeStoliczka 1868
genusMargaritesGray 1847
subgenusMargaritesGray 1847
specieschappelli()

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Oligocene or 37.71000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Margarites chappelli (180417)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Washington) Margarites chappelli (208149)