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Delphinula gervilii

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Delphinula gervilii was named by Defrance (1818). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hauteville (Defrance collection), which is in a Lutetian carbonate carbonate in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Delphinula gervilii Defrance p. 544

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyAngariinaeGray 1857
genusDelphinulaRöding 1798
speciesgervilii

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.

†Delphinula gervilii Defrance 1818
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:48:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:48:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Cotentin) Delphinula gervilii (type locality: 184164)