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Mesalia farafrensis

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Mesalia farafrensis Oppenheim
1915Mesalia farafrensis Oppenheim p. 37 figs. Pl 2, figs 15,16
1948Mesalia farafrensis Furon p. 104

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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
speciesfarafrensisOppenheim 1904

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 farafrensis Oppenheim 1904
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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: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Togo Mesalia farafrensis (167948)