Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Beretra gracilis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Beretra gracilis was named by Wade (1926) [m. kosnik taxon no: 3064].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. contracta, B. elongata, B. firma, B. ornatula, B. striata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Beretra gracilis Wade
1964Beretra gracilis Sohl p. 282

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
genusBeretraStephenson 1941
speciesgracilisWade 1926

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.

†Beretra gracilis Wade 1926
show all | hide all
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 08:09:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:09:25
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Beretra gracilis (7515)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Beretra gracilis (7473 7477 7487 7586 7590 7591 7592 7593 7609)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Beretra gracilis (4369)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Beretra gracilis (205445)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Beretra gracilis (7506 7600)