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Cominella (Cominula)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Cominula was named by Finlay (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Cominella (Cominula) by MacNeil (1960).

It was assigned to Cominella by MacNeil (1960); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Cominula Finlay
1960Cominella (Cominula) MacNeil p. 75
2002Cominula Sepkoski

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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
subgenusCominula(Finlay 1926)

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 (Cominula) Finlay 1926
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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 Oligocene to the top of the Altonian or 28.40000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand (Central Otago) Cominula sp. (35116 35126)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Cominula pukeuriensis (67897 67898)