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Pirula menengtengana

Gastropoda - Ficidae

Taxonomy
Ficula menengtengana was named by Martin (1899) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Miocene; Indonesia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Pirula menengtengana by Vredenburg (1925).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Ficula menengtengana Linnaeus
1899Ficula menengtengana Martin p. 164 figs. pl. 26, fig. 380
1925Pirula menengtengana Vredenburg p. 291

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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
genusPirulaRöding 1798
speciesmenengtengana(Martin 1899)

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.

Pirula menengtengana Martin 1899
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Pakistan Pirula menengtengana (77155)