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Cymatosyrinx perpolita

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae

Taxonomy
Drillia perpolita was named by Dall (1890) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene; Florida.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cymatosyrinx perpolita by DuBar (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. louisae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Drillia perpolita Dall p. 36 figs. pl. 2, fig. 2
1958Cymatosyrinx perpolita DuBar p. 186

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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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyDrilliidae(Olsson 1964)
genusCymatosyrinxDall 1889
speciesperpolita(Dall 1890)

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 mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

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

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Cymatosyrinx perpolita (41501)