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Cornulina armigera

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Cornulina armigera was named by Conrad (1833) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7021]. It is not extant. It is the type species of Cornulina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. minax, Melongena laevifusoides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Cornulina armigera Conrad
1994Cornulina armigera CoBabe and Allmon
2006Cornulina armigera Perrilliat et al. p. 163

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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)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
genusCornulinaConrad 1853
speciesarmigeraConrad 1833

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.

†Cornulina armigera Conrad 1833
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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 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Cornulina armigera (81182)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Cornulina armigera (81224 92351)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Mexico (Tamaulipas) Cornulina armigera (42996)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Cornulina armigera (90885 92240 205267 205414 205415 205422 205483)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Cornulina armigera (5312 81266 90600 205438 205489)