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Polinices peselephanti

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy

Natica peselephanti was named by Link (1807) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Indo-Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Polinices peselephanti by Majima (1989).

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. onustus, P. panamensis, P. prolacteus, P. propeovatus, P. robustus, P. orangensis, P. subvarians, P. staringi, P. eucallosus, P. onustus, P. finlayi, P. finlayi, P. modestus, P. obstructus, P. columnaris, P. marambiensis, P. newtoni, P. panamensis, P. parki, P. saulae, P. subtenius

Synonyms

Natica powisiana was named by Recluz (1853) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene-Recent; Indian Ocean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Natica (Polinices) powisiana by Martin (1905), Vredenburg (1928); it was recombined as Polinices powisianus by Habe and Kosuge (1965); it was synonymized subjectively with Polinices peselephanti by Majima (1989).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1807	Natica peselephanti Link p. 140
1853	Natica powisiana Recluz figs. pl. 6, fig. 22
1905	Natica (Polinices) powisiana Martin p. 263
1928	Natica (Polinices) powisiana Vredenburg p. 397
1965	Polinices powisianus Habe and Kosuge p. 36
1989	Polinices peselephanti Majima p. 46

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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	peselephanti	(Link 1807)

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 peselephanti Link 1807

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Invalid names: Polinices powisianus Recluz 1853 [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 Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.98000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (15 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Indonesia	Polinices peselephanti (70167 70169 70171 70175 70178 70179 70180 70181 70183 70185)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.58	Papua New Guinea	Natica powisiana (78263)
Pliocene - Pleistocene	5.333 - 0.0117	Malaysia	Polinices peselephanti (72098)
Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.0117	Sudan	Natica powisiana (101414)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Djibouti	Natica powisiana (96792)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Eritrea	Natica powisiana (101543)