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Ptychosalpinx

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Ptychosalpinx was named by Gill (1867) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-u T Mi-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1039].

It was assigned to Buccinidae by Martin (1904), Gardner (1948), Petuch (1988); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Ptychosalpinx Gill p. 153
1904Ptychosalpinx Martin p. 188
1948Ptychosalpinx Gardner p. 233
1988Ptychosalpinx Petuch p. 25
2002Ptychosalpinx Sepkoski

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPtychosalpinxGill 1867

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. †Ptychosalpinx Gill 1867
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†Ptychosalpinx altilis Conrad 1832
†Ptychosalpinx lienosa Conrad 1843
†Ptychosalpinx pustulosus Petuch 1988
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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 41.03000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (North Carolina) P. sp. (5437 91737)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Delaware) P. sp. (18579)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) P. multirugata (70856)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Maryland) P. altilis, P. pustulosus (92325)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) P. sp. (61349)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) P. tuomeyi (59329)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Florida) P. sp. (146873)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Virginia) P. fossulata, P. multirugata, P. laqueata (79245) P. laqueata (78262) P. sp., P. fossulata (79709) P. tuomeyi (78269)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) P. duerri (80037)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) P. multirugata (59307) P. tuomeyi (59309 59310)