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Glabella

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Taxonomy
Glabella was named by Swainson (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Marginella (Glabella) by Vredenburg (1925).

It was assigned to Marginella by Vredenburg (1925); to Marginellidae by Todd (2001); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Glabella Swainson
1925Marginella (Glabella) Vredenburg p. 124
2001Glabella Todd
2002Glabella Sepkoski

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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
genusGlabellaSwainson 1840

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. Glabella Swainson 1840
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†Marginella (Glabella) narica Vredenburg 1925
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 Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 33.90000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Pakistan Marginella narica (77159)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy G. borsoni, G. excavata, G. longa, G. taurinensis (178108) G. excavata, G. taurinensis (178110)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Marginella conica (67899) Marginella conica, Marginella fraudulenta (67896 67898) Marginella fraudulenta (67897) Marginella fraudulenta, Marginella conica (67900)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy G. excavata, G. longa (178116) G. longa, G. taurinensis (178112)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) G. sp. (79993)