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Mesalia inca

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Mesalia inca Olsson
2016Mesalia inca Musavu Moussavou and Mougola p. 31 figs. Pl 2, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyPareorinae(Finlay and Marwick 1937)
genusMesaliaGray 1847
speciesincaOlsson 1934

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.

Mesalia inca Olsson 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-18 09:55:46
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:09:05
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Gabon Mesalia inca (209488 209495) Turritella sp. (209531)