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Ficus distans

Gastropoda - Ficidae

Taxonomy
Pyrula distans was named by Sowerby (1846) [DISTRIBUTION: Early-Middle Miocene; Peru, Chile.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Ficus distans by Philippi (1887), DeVries (1997), Squires (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Pyrula distans Sowerby pp. 259-260
1887Ficus distans Philippi p. 49
1997Ficus distans DeVries p. 12
2014Ficus distans Squires p. 21

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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
superfamilyFicoideaMeek 1864
familyFicidaeMeek 1864
genusFicusRöding 1798
speciesdistans(Sowerby 1846)

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.

Ficus distans Sowerby 1846
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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 07:59:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 37.71000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Peru Ficus distans (41615)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Ficus distans (78523)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Peru Ficus distans (76635)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Argentina (Río Negro) Ficus distans (179578)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Peru Ficus distans (76636)