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Pterotyphis (Pterotyphis)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Pterotyphis (Pterotyphis) was named by Jousseaume (1880). It is extant. Its type is Typhis pinnatus.

It was assigned to Perotyphis by Jousseaume (1880); and to Pterotyphis by Jousseaume (1881), Gertman (1969) and Todd (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Perotyphis (Pterotyphis) Jousseaume p. 336
1880Pterotyphis (Pterotyphis) Jousseaume p. 336
1881Pterotyphis (Pterotyphis) Jousseaume
1969Pterotyphis (Pterotyphis) Gertman
2001Pterotyphis (Pterotyphis) Todd

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPterotyphisJousseaume 1880
subgenusPterotyphisJousseaume 1880

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.

Subg. Pterotyphis (Pterotyphis) Jousseaume 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:22:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Pterotyphis calhounensis (89576)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Pterotyphis pinnatus (131522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Pterotyphis pinnatus (92575 96519)