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Turbinella mekranica

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae

Taxonomy
Turbinella mekranica was named by Vredenburg (1925) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Pakistan.]. Its type specimen is Unknown number, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Turbinella mekranica Vredenburg pp. 177-178 figs. pl. 11, fig. 6

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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
superfamilyTurbinelloidea
familyTurbinellidaeSwainson 1840
subfamilyTurbinellinaeSwainson 1840
genusTurbinellaLamarck 1799
speciesmekranica

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.

Turbinella mekranica Vredenburg 1925
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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 08:23:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan Turbinella mekranica (77133)