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Peonza torquata

Gastropoda

Taxonomy
Peonza torquata was named by Olivera (1994) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Miocene; Chile, Argentina.]. Its type specimen is CPBA 14374a, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cape Tres Puntas (CPBA Collection), which is in a Chattian shoreface sandstone in the San Julian Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Peonza.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Peonza torquata Olivera p. 283 figs. 5.1-5.4
1999Peonza torquata Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
Ptenoglossa(Gray 1853)
suborderGymnoglossa
superfamilyMuricaceade Costa 1776
genusPeonza
speciestorquata

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.

Peonza torquata Olivera 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:30:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:30:25
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 27.30000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Argentina (Santa Cruz) Peonza torquata (type locality: 205658)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) Peonza torquata (48068)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Peonza torquata (78425)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina Peonza torquata (71404 71429)