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Terebra (Mirula)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Mirula Palmer
1946Terebra (Mirula) Clark and Durham p. 48
1947Terebra (Mirula) Harris and Palmer p. 447
2002Mirula 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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTerebridaeMörch 1852
subfamilyTerebrinaeMörch 1852
genusTerebraBruguière 1789
subgenusMirula(Palmer 1942)

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. †Terebra (Mirula) Palmer 1942
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Mirula plicatula Lamarck 1803
Terebra (Mirula) gabrielensis Clark and Durham 1946
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:57:07
Modified: 2009-03-16 13:34:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 66.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Terebra mexia (205466)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Terebra plicatula (38868)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Terebra sp. (205537)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Mirula plicatula (8124 8125)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Terebra plicatula (184107)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Yvelines) Mirula plicatula (177970)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Hastula plicatila (78567)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Colombia Terebra plicatula (88278)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Terebra mirula (205489) Terebra mirula, Terebra polygyra (90600)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Terebra plicatula (3494)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Terebra mirula (205410 205430 205480 205481) Terebra mirula, Terebra polygyra (205422 205447)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia (Bolivar) Terebra gabrielensis (3315)