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Pilsbryspira

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae

Taxonomy
Pilsbryspira was named by Bartsch (1950). It is extant.

It was assigned to Turridae by Todd (2001); and to Pseudomelatomidae by Bouchet et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Pilsbryspira Bartsch
2001Pilsbryspira Todd
2011Pilsbryspira Bouchet et al. p. 293

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyPseudomelatomidae(McLearn 1971)
genusPilsbryspiraBartsch 1950

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. Pilsbryspira Bartsch 1950
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Subg. Pilsbryspira (Pilsbryspira) Bartsch 1950
Pilsbryspira flucki Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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Invalid names: Crassispira arsinoe Dall 1919 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Crassispira montereyensis (97209 97230)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama Drillia leucocyma (80304)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Drillia montereyensis (222663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) P. leucocyma (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Clavus montereyensis (59063) Crassispira montereyensis (160361)