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Gemmula bentsonae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Gemmula bentsonae was named by Durham (1944). Its type specimen is UCMP 35454 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Woodmans Wharf, which is in a Priabonian marine conglomerate in the Quimper Formation of Washington.

It was recombined as Procerapex bentsonae by Hickman (1976) and Hickman (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Gemmula bentsonae Durham p. 184 figs. Plate 6, Figs. 13-19
1976Procerapex bentsonae Hickman p. 86
1980Procerapex bentsonae Hickman p. 81

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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)
speciesbentsonae

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 bentsonae Durham 1944
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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 Priabonian to the top of the Oligocene or 38.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Gemmula bentsonae (type locality: 91606)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Gemmula bentsonae (38940 38941 38984 38985 38999 39002 39003 39004 39028)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Gemmula bentsonae (208143 208146)