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Parametaria (Dominitaria)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Parametaria (Dominitaria) Jung p. 16

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusParametariaDall 1916
subgenusDominitaria

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
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:18
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:11:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Zanclean or 15.97000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Dominican Republic Parametaria islahispaniolae (74913)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Parametaria lopezana (74958 74959 93680)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Parametaria islahispaniolae (99854 131509 131510)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Parametaria islahispaniolae (75042 84983 84984 94099 131494 131674)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Parametaria islahispaniolae (93733 93737 93852)