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Ptychosyca

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Ptychosyca was named by Gabb (1876) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 909]. Its type is Ptychosyca inornata.

It was assigned to Pseudolivinae by Sohl (1964); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. inornata (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2025-04-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Ptychosyca Gabb p. 294
1964Ptychosyca Sohl p. 244
2002Ptychosyca 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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyPseudolivinaeCossmann 1901
genusPtychosyca

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. †Ptychosyca Gabb 1876
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Ptychosyca inornata Gabb 1876
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: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) P. inornata (7515)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) P. inornata (4277)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) P. inornata (4247)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) P. inornata (7590 7592 7602)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) P. inornata (205445)