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Progabbia elsmerensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae

Taxonomy
Cancellaria elsmerensis was named by English (1914). Its type specimen is UCMP 11916, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP 1602 Elsmere Canyon, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in the Pico Formation of California.

It was recombined as Progabbia elsmerensis by Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Cancellaria elsmerensis English p. 216 figs. fig. 8
1931Cancellaria elsmerensis Grant, IV and Gale p. 616
2002Cancellaria elsmerensis Hall p. 380
2020Progabbia elsmerensis Hendy

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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
superfamilyCancellarioideaGray 1853
familyCancellariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyCancellariinaeGray 1853
genusProgabbiaLamarck 1799
specieselsmerensis()

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.

Progabbia elsmerensis English 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:59:23
Modified: 2009-03-16 10:59:23
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Cancellaria elsmerensis (194095 208580)