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Ptychosyrinx

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Ptychosyrinx was named by Thiele (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R Sepkoski's reference number: 614]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Gemmula (Ptychosyrinx) by Hendy (2007).

It was assigned to Turrinae by Hickman (1976); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Gemmula by Hendy (2007); and to Turridae by Ladd (1982), Bouchet et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Ptychosyrinx Thiele
1976Ptychosyrinx Hickman p. 88
1982Ptychosyrinx Ladd p. 61
2002Ptychosyrinx Sepkoski
2007Gemmula (Ptychosyrinx) Hendy p. 22
2011Ptychosyrinx Bouchet et al. p. 297

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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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
genusPtychosyrinxThiele 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.

G. Ptychosyrinx Thiele 1925
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Ptychosyrinx columbiana Anderson and Martin 1914
Ptychosyrinx facula Hickman 1976
Ptychosyrinx hertleini Durham 1944
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 08:09:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:09:25
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 37.71000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) P. facula (39948 40182 40192 40193 40194 40197 40199 40202 40204 207529 207531 207532)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) Suavodrillia hertleini (205215)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Oregon) Taranis columbiana (37697 37818 37823)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Oregon) Taranis columbiana (37694)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Suavodrillia hertleini (91614 91615 208161)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Fiji P. timorensis (78066)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Indonesia P. timorensis (67971)