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Plesiocerithium

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae

Taxonomy
Plesiocerithium was named by Cossmann (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 914].

It was assigned to Cancellariinae by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Plesiocerithium Cossmann
1995Plesiocerithium Pacaud and Le Renard p. 169
2002Plesiocerithium Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyCancellarioideaGray 1853
familyCancellariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyCancellariinaeGray 1853
genusPlesiocerithiumCossmann 1889

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. †Plesiocerithium Cossmann 1889
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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 08:07:45
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:07:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (8124)