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Sigmesalia sulcata

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Turritella sulcata was named by Lamarck (1804) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Mesalia sulcata by Cossmann (1888); it was recombined as Sigmesalia sulcata by Glibert (1962).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Turritella sulcata Lamarck p. 216 figs. Pl 17, fig 3
1888Mesalia sulcata Cossmann p. 308
1962Sigmesalia sulcata Glibert

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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)
genusSigmesaliaFinlay and Marwick 1937
speciessulcata()

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.

Sigmesalia sulcata Lamarck 1804
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:58
Modified: 2018-02-27 07:57:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Mesalia sulcata (8047)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Sigmesalia sulcata (171526) Turritella sulcata (184107 184110)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Poland Mesalia sulcata (49751)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Mesalia sulcata (3494)