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Margarites (Pupillaria) columbiana

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Margarites (Pupillaria) columbiana was named by Squires and Goedert (1991). Its type specimen is LACMPI 8353, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP 5802 Bear Creek, which is in a Priabonian marine limestone in Washington.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Margarites (Pupillaria) columbiana Squires and Goedert p. 412 figs. Figure 2.1-2.3
2006Margarites (Pupillaria) columbiana Kiel p. 124

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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
subgenusPupillaria(Dall 1909)
speciescolumbiana

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.

Margarites (Pupillaria) columbiana Squires and Goedert 1991
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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 Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 38.00000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Margarites n. sp. (type locality: 191203)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Washington) Margarites columbiana (193971)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) Margarites columbiana (205195)