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Cominella retifera

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Cominella retifera was named by Martin (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waisiu, Buton Island, which is in a Zanclean carbonate marl in the Sampolakosa Formation of Indonesia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. crozieri, C. dingleyi, C. hendersoni, C. ottoi, C. ottoi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Cominella retifera Martin p. 26 figs. Pl 4, figs 25,25a,26

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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)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCominellaGray 1850
speciesretifera

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.

†Cominella retifera Martin 1933
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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: 2009-09-10 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

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 - 3.6Indonesia (Sulawesi Tenggara) Cominella retifera (type locality: 109175)