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Ptychatractus (Ptychatractus) fusiformis

Gastropoda - Vasidae

Taxonomy
Ptychatractus (Ptychatractus) fusiformis was named by Abbass (1967) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; Egypt.]. Its type specimen is G, 385, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Ptychatractus (Ptychatractus) fusiformis Abbass p. 104 figs. pl. 24, figs. 14-15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
—Ptenoglossa(Gray 1853)
suborderGymnoglossa
superfamilyVolutaceaRafinesque 1815
familyVasidaeAdams and Adams 1853
genusPtychatractusStimpson 1865
subgenusPtychatractusStimpson 1865
speciesfusiformis

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 mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:30:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:30:25
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Egypt Ptychatractus fusiformis (2956)