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Gemmula amica

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Gemmula amica was named by Casey (1903) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Panama.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Gemmula (Coronia) amica by Harris and Palmer (1947).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Gemmula amica Casey p. 270
1947Gemmula (Coronia) amica Harris and Palmer p. 420
1970Gemmula amica Woodring p. 360
2008Gemmula amica Hendy et al.

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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)
speciesamicaCasey 1903

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 amica Casey 1903
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Rupelian or 28.40000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Gemmula amica (5501 5612 5779 74077 74078 74079 74080 74081 74082 74083)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Panama Gemmula amica (42577)