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Umbraculum planulata

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Umbraculidae

Taxonomy
Umbrella planulata was named by Conrad (1856). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jackson, which is in an Eocene coastal horizon in Mississippi.

It was recombined as Umbraculum planulata by Harris and Palmer (1947).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
U. derbyi, U. planulatum, U. tomaculum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Umbrella planulata Conrad p. 259
1947Umbraculum planulata Harris and Palmer p. 461

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderNotaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyTylodinoideaGray 1847
familyUmbraculidaeDall 1889
genusUmbraculumSchumacher 1817
speciesplanulata()

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.

†Umbraculum planulata Conrad 1856
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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 07:44:17
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:44:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Umbrella planulata (type locality: 208935)