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Mesalia lincolnensis

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Mesalia lincolnensis was named by Weaver (1916) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Washington.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Acrilla (Ferminoscala) lincolnensis by Durham (1937) and Durham (1944).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Mesalia lincolnensis Weaver p. 87 figs. pl. 7, fig. 14
1937Acrilla (Ferminoscala) lincolnensis Durham p. 508 figs. Plate 56, figure 24
1941Mesalia lincolnensis Merriam p. 129
1944Acrilla (Ferminoscala) lincolnensis Durham p. 159

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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
specieslincolnensisWeaver 1916

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.

†Mesalia lincolnensis Weaver 1916
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Acrilla lincolnensis (52380)