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Polinices (Polinella)

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Polinella Marwick p. 99
1966Polinices (Polinella) Fleming p. 286
1990Polinices (Polinella) Beu et al. p. 409
2002Polinella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
genusPolinicesMonfort 1810
subgenusPolinella(Marwick 1931)

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. †Polinices (Polinella) Marwick 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-10-20 00:53:45
Modified: 2018-03-19 12:56:43
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 66.00000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Otago) Polinella finlayi (50175)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina Polinices finlayi, Polinices australis (99400)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0New Zealand Polinella finlayi (64700) Polinella n. sp. (64699)
Waipawan55.8 - 53.0New Zealand Polinella sp. (51080 51084)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3New Zealand (Canterbury) Polinices sp. (50161)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Polinella esdailei (67839)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Uber esdailei (205813)
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand Polinella esdailei (64814)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4New Zealand Polinella esdailei (67925)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand (Central Otago) Polinella scalpta (35126)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand Polinella obscurata (67859)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand (Southland) Polinella sp. (50785)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand Polinices lobata (67824 67827)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand Polinices sp. (77489)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Polinella modesta (67896 67897 67900) Polinella modesta, Polinella n. sp. (67898) Polinices bilobatus (67822)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) Polinella sp. (45175)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Polinices scalptus (63089 63090)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (Auckland) Polinices stanleyi (45259)