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Margaritella stellata

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae

Taxonomy
Solarium stellatum was named by Guembel (1861).

It was recombined as Margaritella stellata by Böhm (1891).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Solarium stellatum Guembel
1891Margaritella stellata Böhm p. 68 figs. Pl 2, figs 28,a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyArchitectonicoideaGray 1840
familyArchitectonicidaeGray 1850
genusMargaritellaMeek and Hayden 1860
speciesstellata(Guembel 1861)

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.

Margaritella stellata Guembel 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:00:49
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:25:24
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Margaritella stellata (221859)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany Margaritella stellata (213668)