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Peonza benjamina

Gastropoda

Taxonomy
Peonza benjamina was named by Olivera (1994) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Chile, Argentina.]. Its type specimen is USNM 405860, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wave cut bench, west side of Stokes Island, which is in a Burdigalian submarine fan sandstone in Chile.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Peonza benjamina Olivera p. 283 figs. 5.8-5.10
2001Peonza benjamina Frassinetti p. 82

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

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 benjamina 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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Peonza benjamina (79035 79036)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile Peonza benjamina (type locality: 205719)