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Dunkeria

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae

Taxonomy
Dunkeria was named by Carpenter (1856) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pyramidellidae by Todd (2001); and to Heterostrophia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Dunkeria Carpenter
2001Dunkeria Todd
2002Dunkeria Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderPylopulmonataTeasdale 2017
superfamilyPyramidelloidea(Gray 1840)
familyPyramidellidaeGray 1840
genusDunkeriaCarpenter 1856

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. Dunkeria Carpenter 1856
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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 07:35:11
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:35:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela D. sp. (131241)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama (Bocas) D. sp. (79871)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Japan D. shigeyasui (97961)