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Penion darwinianus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Fusus darwinianus was named by Philippi (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Chile]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Penion darwinianus by Frassinetti (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. australocapax, P. brazieri, P. interjunctus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Fusus darwinianus Philippi p. 41 figs. pl. 2, fig. 7
2001Penion darwinianus Frassinetti p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPenionFischer 1884
speciesdarwinianus(Philippi 1887)

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.

†Penion darwinianus Philippi 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile Penion darwinianus (79035 79036)