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Cancellaria (Cancellaria) esmeralda

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Cancellaria (Cancellaria) esmeralda Olsson p. 119 figs. pl. 21, figs. 6-6b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyCancellarioideaGray 1853
familyCancellariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyCancellariinaeGray 1853
genusCancellariaLamarck 1799
subgenusCancellariaLamarck 1799
speciesesmeralda

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
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:59:23
Modified: 2009-03-16 10:59:23
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) Cancellaria esmeralda (60771 60772)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Cancellaria esmeralda (131293 131333)