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Megistostoma gabbianum

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Philinidae

Taxonomy
Bullaea gabbiana was named by Stoliczka (1868).

It was recombined as Megistostoma gabbiana by Stewart (1927); it was recombined as Megistostoma gabbianum by Vokes (1939), Squires (1984).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Megistostoma striata Gabb p. 144 figs. pl. 21, figs. 108a-b
1868Bullaea gabbiana Stoliczka p. 434
1927Megistostoma caminoensis Hanna p. 330 figs. pl. 57, figs. 9- 10
1927Megistostoma gabbiana Stewart pp. 441 - 442 figs. Plate XXVI, figs. 1, 2
1938Megistostoma caminoensis Turner p. 68
1939Megistostoma gabbianum Vokes p. 112 figs. Plate 17, Figures 1, 2, 3
1984Megistostoma gabbianum Squires p. 40 figs. Figure 9r
1992Bullaea gabbiana Squires and Demetrion p. 36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyPhilinidaeGray 1850
genusMegistostoma
speciesgabbianum(Stoliczka 1868)

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.

†Megistostoma gabbianum Stoliczka 1868
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Invalid names: Megistostoma caminoensis Hanna 1927 [synonym], Megistostoma striata Gabb 1864 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:31:35
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:31:35
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Lutetian or 66.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Megistostoma striata (190773)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Megistostoma gabbianum (122294 122656)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (California) Megistostoma gabbianum (200849)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Oregon) Megistostoma caminoensis (200897 201033)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Megistostoma gabbiana (94825) Megistostoma gabbianum (8012 8015 200744)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Baja California) Megistostoma gabbianum (5505)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Washington) Megistostoma gabbiana (43347)