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Microsurcula

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae

Taxonomy
Microsurcula was named by Casey (1904) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Ol-l Sepkoski's reference number: 700,852,1248].

It was assigned to Turriculinae by MacNeil and Dockery (1984); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Microsurcula Casey p. 154
1984Microsurcula MacNeil and Dockery pp. 196 - 197
2002Microsurcula 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
superfamilyTurbinelloidea
familyCostellariidaeMacDonald 1860
genusMicrosurculaCasey 1904

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. †Microsurcula Casey 1904
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†Microsurcula ligna Vokes 1939
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 08:21:32
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:32
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Rupelian or 56.00000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) M. iuventae (83950)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) M. iuventae (205520) M. sp. (205487)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) M. nucleola (164232)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) M. intacta (6005 66308 66309 66313 66314 66315 66317 66319 66320 66321 66322 66323 66324 66325 66326 66327 66328 66331 66332 66333 177590 179346) M. intacta, M. mentha (179336) M. mentha (5867 5941 5943)