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Mesalia claibornensis

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Mesalia claibornensis is a species.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. intermedia, M. marginata, M. multilineata, M. rathburni, M. shumardi, M. sphyngis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Mesalia claibornensis Palmer p. 207
2002Mesalia claibornensis Kosnik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyPareorinae(Finlay and Marwick 1937)
genusMesaliaGray 1847
speciesclaibornensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-18 09:55:46
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:09:05
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (South Carolina) Mesalia claibornensis (52344)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Mesalia claibornensis (81211 81212 81224 81238 81241 81255 81257 81258)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) Mesalia claibornensis (2414 99673)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Mesalia claibornensis (1451 1453 90651)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Texas) Mesalia claibornensis (2412 2413)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Mesalia claibornensis (42989 42992 42993)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Mesalia claibornensis (2452 7437 7438 7439 90656 90885 205265 205266 205267 205271 205410 205429 205430 205433 205460 205461 205480 205481 205484 205485 205515)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Mesalia claibornensis (92347)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Mesalia claibornensis (99756 205508)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Mesalia claibornensis (92492)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Mesalia claibornensis (2440 2441 90469 98355)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) Mesalia claibornensis (92432)