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Pectinibranchia

Gastropoda

Taxonomy
Pectinibranchia is an unranked clade. It is extant.

It was assigned to Mollusca by Bravard (1858); and to Gastropoda by Golikov and Starobogatov (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Pectinibranchia Bravard p. 64
1975Pectinibranchia Golikov and Starobogatov p. 208

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
—Pectinibranchia
—Pectinibranchia

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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G. †Margarita Leach 1814
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†Margarita geraensis Dietz 1911
Margarita helicinus Phipps 1774
†Margarita johnsoni Arnold 1909
†Margarita naticoides Cooke 1919
†Margarita triassica Whiteaves 1889
Superor. Turbinimorpha Golikov and Starobogatov 1975
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Or. Anisobranchia Ihering 1876
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Superfm. †Codonocheiloidea Miller 1889
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Invalid names: Brochidiidae Yochelson 1956 [empty]
Invalid names: Paraturbinoidea Cossmann 1916 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 259.90000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 254.17 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Margarita geraensis (208958)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Margarita sp. (66779)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Margarita steenstrupi (177724)
Ypresian - Bartonian56.0 - 38.0Cuba Margarita naticoides (75318)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) Margarita punctulata (13626)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Margarita johnsoni (206366 220189)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Margarita johnsoni (215294 216867)