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Margarites (Margarites) groenlandicus

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Trochus groenlandicus was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Margarites (Margarites) groenlandicus by Hickman (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Trochus umbilicalis was named by Broderip and Broderip (1829). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Margarites umbilicalis by Richards (1962); it was synonymized subjectively with Margarites groenlandicus by Rosenberg (2005).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Trochus groenlandicus Gmelin p. 3574 figs. pl. 171, fig, 1671
1829Trochus umbilicalis Broderip and Broderip
1962Margarites umbilicalis Richards
1980Margarites (Margarites) groenlandicus Hickman p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMargaritinaeStoliczka 1868
genusMargaritesGray 1847
subgenusMargaritesGray 1847
speciesgroenlandicus(Gmelin 1791)

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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Invalid names: Margarites umbilicalis Broderip and Broderip 1829 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:48:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:48:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco Trochus umbilicalis (127573 127574 127626)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Trochus umbilicalis (127591 127593 127594 127595 127599 127622 127637)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Margarites umbilicalis (66511)