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Vaginella ovatoconica

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Cavoliniidae

Taxonomy
Vaginella ovatoconica was named by Ponzi (1876). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cava Vannutelli quarry, Monte Vaticano, which is in a Zanclean deep-water marl in the Monte Vaticano Formation of Holy See (Vatican City State).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. lapugyensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Vaginella ovatoconica Ponzi p. 946 figs. Pl 3, figs 6a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderThecosomataBlainville 1823
familyCavoliniidaed'Orbigny 1842
genusVaginellaDaudin 1800
speciesovatoconica

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.

†Vaginella ovatoconica Ponzi 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:42:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:42:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Holy See (Vatican City State) Vaginella ovatoconica (type locality: 209253)