Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Mesalia : Mesalia virginiae |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Mesalia : Mesalia virginiae |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Mesalia |
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Scientific Name | Mesalia virginiae Stilwell et al., 2004 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Mesalia virginiae | species | belongs to Mesalia | stated with evidence | Stilwell et al., 2004 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
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Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Mesalia) |
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Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Mesalia) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. D. Stilwell, W. J. Zinsmeister, and A. E. Oleinik. 2004. Early Paleocene Mollusks of Antarctica: Systematics, Paleoecology and Paleobiogeographic Significance. Bulletins of American Paleontology 367 |
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