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Trophon progne

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Trophon progne was named by White (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: ?Paleocene-Eocene; Caribbean-Brazil.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. ecuadorius, T. umzambiensis, T. tropica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Trophon progne White pp. 139-140 figs. pl. 11, fig. 14
1912Trophon progne Maury p. 81

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrophoninaeCossmann 1903
genusTrophonMontfort 1810
speciesprogneWhite 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.

†Trophon progne White 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 08:22:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Trinidad and Tobago Trophon progne (80170)