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Amalda (Gracilispira)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae

Taxonomy
Gracilispira was named by Olsson (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 899]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Amalda (Gracilispira) by Darragh (2017).

It was assigned to Ancillinae by Wilson (1994); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Amalda by Darragh (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Gracilispira Olsson
1994Gracilispira Wilson p. 130
2002Gracilispira Sepkoski
2017Amalda (Gracilispira) Darragh p. 87

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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
superfamilyOlivoidea(Troschel 1869)
familyAncillariidae(Swainson 1840)
genusAmaldaAdams and Adams 1853
subgenusGracilispira(Olsson 1956)

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. Amalda (Gracilispira) Olsson 1956
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†Gracilispira ligata Tate 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:41:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:56:35
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 47.80000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3New Zealand (Canterbury) Baryspira allani (50147)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Yvelines) Amalda buccinoides (177971 177972 177973)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Gracilispira ligata (179825)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Amalda ligata (205816)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Amalda morgani (45037 45041)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand Amalda sp. (77489)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (South Australia) Amalda monilifera (63379)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129New Zealand (Wellington) Amalda novaezelandiae (94818)