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Gemmula monerma

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Pleurotoma monerma was named by Edwards (1861) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Eopleurotoma monerma by Burton (1933); it was recombined as Gemmula monerma by Tracey (1995); it was recombined as Gemmula (Coroniopsis) monerma by Tracey (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Pleurotoma monerma Edwards pp. 292-293 figs. pl. 32, figs. 1a-c
1933Eopleurotoma monerma Burton
1995Gemmula (Coroniopsis) monerma Tracey
1995Gemmula monerma Tracey

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
genusGemmula(Weinkauff 1875)
speciesmonerma(Edwards 1861)

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.

Gemmula monerma Edwards 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:09:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:09:25
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 (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Gemmula monerma (8123)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Eopleurotoma monerma (42636 42639)