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Protoginella

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Taxonomy
Protoginella was named by Laseron (1957) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8228].

It was assigned to Marginellidae by Wilson (1993).

Species lacking formal opinion data
P. bembix, P. labiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Protoginella Laseron
1993Protoginella Wilson p. 143

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMarginellidaeFleming 1828
genusProtoginellaLaseron 1957

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.

G. †Protoginella Laseron 1957
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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 08:20:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Waiauan or 37.71000 to 11.04000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) P. cenodoxa, P. parvisinus (45037)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand P. bembix, P. labiensis (63089 63090)