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Microgaza

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Microgaza was named by Dall (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 1231]. It is extant. Its type is Microgaza rotella.

It was assigned to Margaritinae by Perrilliat (1972); to Trochidae by Ladd (1982) and Todd (2001); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. (Microgaza), M. rotella (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Microgaza Dall p. 50
1972Microgaza Perrilliat p. 21
1982Microgaza Ladd p. 25
2001Microgaza Todd
2002Microgaza Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
genusMicrogazaDall 1881

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.

G. Microgaza Dall 1881
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Subg. Microgaza (Microgaza) Dall 1881
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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 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Santonian to the top of the Pleistocene or 86.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6South Africa (Eastern Cape) M. bailyi (47109)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) M. sp. (135944)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) M. sp. (135816)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic M. cossmanni (75037)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago M. oblita (60414 60415 60416 60417)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador M. sp. (131333)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico M. santarosaensis (77714)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Fiji M. sp. A (78067)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica M. cossmanni, M. rotella (58522) M. rotella (69089 69090) M. sp. A, M. rotella (69094)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) M. sp. (61336 61337 79772 79794 79988 79989 135876)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain M. cuadrae (80559 80560) M. fischeri, M. cuadrae (80563) M. fischeri, M. cuadrae, M. taurinensis (80558 80561 80562)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu M. navakaensis (78046)