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Gemmula crenulata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Pleurotoma crenulata was named by Lamarck (1804) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grignon (Defrance collection), which is in a Lutetian open shallow subtidal sandstone/sandstone in France.

It was recombined as Epalxis crenulata by Bone et al (1991); it was recombined as Gemmula crenulata by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Pleurotoma crenulata Lamarck p. 168
1991Epalxis crenulata Bone et al.
1995Gemmula crenulata Pacaud and Le Renard

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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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
genusGemmula(Weinkauff 1875)
speciescrenulata()

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.

Gemmula crenulata Lamarck 1804
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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 08:09:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:09:25
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.2United Kingdom (England) Epalxis crenulata (3257)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Pleurotoma crenulata (184110)