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Ptychopotamides papaveraceus

Gastropoda - Potamididae

Taxonomy
Cerithium papaveraceum was named by Basterot (1925) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Potamides (Ptychopotamides) papaveraceus by Vignal (1910); it was recombined as Ptychopotamides papaveraceus by Harzhauser (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Potamides (Ptychopotamides) papaveraceus Vignal p. 114
1925Cerithium papaveraceum Basterot p. 56
2002Ptychopotamides papaveraceus Harzhauser p. 76

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyPotamididae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusPtychopotamidesBrongniart 1810
speciespapaveraceus(Basterot 1925)

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.

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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 07:14:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:14:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Langhian or 47.80000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre) Potamides papaveraceus (178085)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Greece Potamides papaveraceus (172003)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Austria Ptychopotamides papaveraceus (77622 77624 77625 77626 77627 77629)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Centre) Potamides papaveraceus (179581)