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Margarella
Description | Margarella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calliostomatidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarella, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Calliostomatidae : Margarella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Margarella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Margarella Thiele, 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | in Troschel, Gebiss Schneck., 2, v | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (25%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Trochidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer (based on Trochidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarella |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Margarella (Promargarita) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Margarella achilles species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella antarctica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella bouvetia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella crebrilirulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella expansa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella gunnerusensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella jason species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella macquariensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella obsoleta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella porcellana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella pruinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella refulgens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella runcinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella spiraloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella steineni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella subantarctica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella trochoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella tropidophoroides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella violacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella wacei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarella whiteana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Margaritella Thiele, 1891 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Calliostomatidae : Margaritella |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1891 | Margaritella Thiele p. 259 |
1991 | Margarella Gordillo p. 129 |
2002 | Margarella Sepkoski, Jr. |
2004 | Margarella Zelaya p. 113 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!