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Psammodulus

Gastropoda - Modulidae

Taxonomy
Psammodulus was named by Collins (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m].

It was assigned to Modulidae by Petuch (1988), Todd (2001); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Psammodulus Collins
1988Psammodulus Petuch p. 96
2001Psammodulus Todd
2002Psammodulus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyModulidaeFischer 1884
genusPsammodulusCollins 1934

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.

G. †Psammodulus Collins 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:13:07
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:13:07
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 7.24600 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) P. sp. (79855)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) P. sp. (135839)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Mexico (Veracruz) P. mexicanus (134768)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) P. sp. (79999)