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Cominella (Cominella)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Cominella (Cominella) was named by Gray (1850). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cominella by Gray (1850).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Cominella (Cominella) Gray

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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)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCominellaGray 1850
subgenusCominellaGray 1850

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.

Subg. Cominella (Cominella) Gray 1850
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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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Gelasian or 11.60800 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333New Zealand Acominia hendersoni (45033)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333New Zealand Cominella hendersoni (45030)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Japan (Okinawa) Cominella okinavensis (42181 42183)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (Auckland) Cominella dingleyi (45258 45259)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Cominella dingleyi (45028 45029 45031)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Japan (Okinawa) Cominella okinavensis (42178 42186)