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Sigmesalia multisulcata

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Turritella multisulcata was named by Lamarck (1804) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleogene; Europe.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Sigmesalia multisulcata by Glibert (1962) and Le Renard (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. chaussyensis, S. melanoides, S. palmerae, S. wateleti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Turritella multisulcata Lamarck p. 217 figs. Pl 17, fig 4
1962Sigmesalia multisulcata Glibert
1992Sigmesalia multisulcata Le Renard p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyPareorinae(Finlay and Marwick 1937)
genusSigmesaliaFinlay and Marwick 1937
speciesmultisulcata()

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.

†Sigmesalia multisulcata Lamarck 1804
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:58
Modified: 2018-02-27 07:57:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Sigmesalia multisulcata (3257)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Sigmesalia multisulcata (8124)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Île-de-France) Sigmesalia multisulcata (178124)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Picardie) Sigmesalia multisulcata (178083)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Eure-et-Loir) Sigmesalia multisulcata (178055)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Sigmesalia multisulcata (171526) Turritella multisulcata (184107 184110)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Yvelines) Sigmesalia multisulcata (177970 177971 177972 177973 177974 177975)