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Polinices candidissimus

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy

Natica candidissimus was named by Le Guillou (1842) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Pleistocene; Japan.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Polinices candidissimus by Majima (1989) and Okutaini (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

P. alamedensis, P. aratus, P. brunneus, P. concinna, P. cumingianus, P. horni, P. huttoni, P. julianna, P. lewisi, P. medinae, P. nagahamai, P. onustus, P. panamensis, P. prolacteus, P. propeovatus, P. robustus, P. stephensoni, P. umbilica, P. orangensis, P. subvarians, P. staringi, P. eucallosus, P. finlayi, P. finlayi, P. modestus, P. obstructus, P. columnaris, P. marambiensis, P. newtoni, P. panamensis, P. parki, P. saulae, P. subtenius

Synonyms

Natica jukesii was named by Reeve (1855) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; Japan.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Uber jukesii by Hedley (1924); it was recombined as Polinices jukesii by Oyama (1969); it was synonymized subjectively with Polinices candidissimus by Majima (1989).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1842	Natica candidissimus Le Guillou
1855	Natica jukesii Reeve
1924	Uber jukesii Hedley p. 156
1969	Polinices jukesii Oyama p. 78
1989	Polinices candidissimus Majima p. 44
2000	Polinices candidissimus Okutaini p. 253

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamily	Naticoidea	(Forbes 1838)
family	Naticidae	Guilding 1834
subfamily	Polinicinae	Gray 1847
genus	Polinices	Monfort 1810
species	candidissimus	(Le Guillou 1842)

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.

Polinices candidissimus Le Guillou 1842

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Invalid names: Polinices jukesii Reeve 1855 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitef

Entire body:

yesg

Adult width:

10 to < 100g

Adult height:

10 to < 100g

Thickness:

intermediateg

Folds:

noneg

Ribbing:

noneg

Spines:

noneg

Internal reinforcement:

noneg

Locomotion:

actively mobileg

Life habit:

semi-infaunalg

Diet:

carnivoreg

Vision:

limitedc

Created:

2004-10-20 00:53:45

Modified:

2018-03-19 12:56:43

Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Japan (Okinawa)	Polinices flemingianus (42174)
Gelasian	2.588 - 1.806	Japan (Okinawa)	Polinices flemingianus (42178)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Japan (Ryukyu)	Polinices flemingianus (41605)