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Niso umbilicata

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Pasithea umbilicata Lea
1879Niso umbilicata Heilprin p. 223
1947Niso umbilicata Harris and Palmer p. 225
1977Niso umbilicata Dockery p. 53
1980Niso umbilicata Dockery pp. 87 - 88 figs. Plate 32, figure 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusNisoRisso 1826
speciesumbilicata(Lea 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.

Niso umbilicata Lea 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 08:26:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:26:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Priabonian48.07 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Niso umbilicata (1285 1292 1293)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Niso umbilicata (2438 99736 164232 205526)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Niso umbilicata (2417 2418 2419 2421 2422 90600)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Niso umbilicata (205410 205484)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Panama Niso umbilicata (42531 42533 42534 42537)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Niso umbilicata (6802)