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Dentimargo polyspira

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Taxonomy
Marginella (Eburnospira) polyspira was named by Olsson and Harbison (1953).

It was recombined as Dentimargo polyspira by Ward and Blackwelder (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Marginella (Eburnospira) polyspira Olsson and Harbison p. 202 figs. Plate 31, Figs. 3, 3a, 3b
1987Dentimargo polyspira Ward and Blackwelder p. 180 figs. Plate 44, Figs. 8, 9

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMarginellidaeFleming 1828
genusDentimargoCossmann 1899
speciespolyspira(Olsson and Harbison 1953)

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.

Dentimargo polyspira Olsson and Harbison 1953
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Dentimargo polyspira (58895)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (North Carolina) Dentimargo polyspira (58897)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Marginella polyspira (41501 79331)