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Columbella ornata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Columbella ornata was named by Ravenella (1859). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. borealis, C. gervillei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Columbella ornata Ravenella
1860Columbella ornata Holmes p. 74

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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
speciesornataRavenella 1859

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 ornata Ravenella 1859
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Columbella ornata (203377)