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Mitra (Pleioptygma) heilprini

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Taxonomy
Mitra heilprini was named by Cossmann (1899) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene; Florida.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Mitra (Pleioptygma) heilprini by DuBar (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. absona, M. acteoglypha, M. acuta, M. admissa, M. aerumnosa, M. afficta, M. ambigua, M. arata, M. arva, M. assimilis, M. astricta, M. aurantia, M. barbadensis, M. basteroti, M. berlinerae, M. biformis, M. bovei, M. brunnea, M. carbonaria, M. cepporum, M. chrysalis, M. circula, M. cognatella, M. cohibita, M. columbellaeformis, M. compressa, M. confundenda, M. conquista, M. contorta, M. cornea, M. cornicula, M. cramei, M. crassa, M. cruentata, M. cyclica, M. defossa, M. dolium, M. dufresnei, M. eremitarium, M. eucadoriana, M. eusulcata, M. faxensis, M. fulgurita, M. fulvescens, M. funiculata, M. fusca, M. gausapata, M. gigantea, M. glabra, M. granatiformis, M. graviuscula, M. grooti, M. hamilzei, M. hirosei, M. hosfordensis, M. idea, M. incognita, M. inconspicua, M. indistinta, M. interlirata, M. intermissa, M. ishidae, M. lens, M. limbifera, M. lutea, M. megaspira, M. musa, M. neglecta, M. observabilis, M. omalii, M. parva, M. pellisserpentis, M. ponderosa, M. praelavigata, M. prodroma, M. proxima, M. punticulata, M. quirosana, M. rhytidata, M. rupicola, M. sedanensis, M. semiarata, M. semiferruginea, M. senecta, M. sismondae, M. solitaria, M. stephensoni, M. stictica, M. striolata, M. subangulata, M. subglabra, M. subuliformis, M. subumbilicata, M. suturalis, M. tabanula, M. taeniolata, M. textura, M. thomsoni, M. turbinata, M. turricula, M. variegata, M. versicolor, M. volutiformis, M. yokoyamai, M. zerbina, M. menkrawitensis, M. yokoyamai, M. yonabaruensis, M. pellisserpentis, M. turben, M. ardjunoi, M. atjehensis, M. bayeri, M. cucumerina, M. mitrai, M. semarai, M. exasperata, M. judaeorum, M. obeliscus, M. monoplicata, M. sadleri, M. adamsi, M. carlosi, M. conquista, M. hectori, M. loochooensis, M. perexilis, M. polita, M. wateleti, M. bomasensis, M. fusiformis, M. kelirensis, M. martini, M. postera, M. puncticulata, M. semicincta, M. sowerbyi, M. sphaerulata, M. aurantia, M. chrysostoma, M. contracta, M. coronata, M. crassicostata, M. fraga, M. hanleyana, M. limosa, M. turgida, M. pyramis, M. prodroma, M. dewalquei, M. omalii, M. aureolata, M. lindae, M. lindae, M. chrysostoma, M. fastigum, M. tristis, M. compsa, M. musa, M. aegra, M. circulata, M. flammea, M. indentata, M. interlirata, M. long, M. longa, M. menkrawitensis, M. mitrodita, M. quirosana, M. silicata, M. supstriatula, M. plicaria, Pleioptygma heilpriri, Pleioptygma lindae, Pleioptygma lineolata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Mitra heilprini Cossmann
1958Mitra (Pleioptygma) heilprini DuBar p. 189

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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
superfamilyMitroideaSwainson 1831
familyMitridaeSwainson 1831
genusMitra
subgenusPleioptygma(Conrad 1862)
speciesheilprini(Cossmann 1899)

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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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 08:22:13
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:13
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Mitra heilprini (41749)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Mitra heilprini (41501 79331)