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Pliconacca atricapilla

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Natica (Lunatia) atricapilla was named by Martin (1884) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene-Recent; central Pacific]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Pliconacca atricapilla by Majima (1989).

Synonyms
  • Lunatia plicispira was named by Kuroda (1961) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Japan.]. It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Pliconacca atricapilla by Majima (1989).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Natica (Lunatia) atricapilla Martin pp. 167-168
1961Lunatia plicispira Kuroda pp. 130-131
1989Pliconacca atricapilla Majima p. 64

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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)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
genusPliconacca(Cossmann and Martin 1914)
speciesatricapilla(Martin 1884)

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.

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Invalid names: Lunatia plicispira Kuroda 1961 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Pliocene or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia Lunatia atricapilla (70092)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan Lunatia plicispira (45525 45526)