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Columbella sulcata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum sulcatum was named by Sowerby (1823). It is extant.

It was recombined as Columbella sulcata by Wood (1848).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. borealis, C. gervillei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Buccinum sulcatum Sowerby figs. pl. 375, fig. 2
1848Columbella sulcata Wood p. 23

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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)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusColumbellaLamarck 1799
speciessulcata(Sowerby 1823)

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.

Columbella sulcata Sowerby 1823
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: omnivoreg
Diet 2: grazerg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:12:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:12:36
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Columbella sulcata (84759 84764 84819)