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Piscoacritia collapsa

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Piscoacritia collapsa was named by DeVries and Hess (2004) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Pliocene; Peru.]. Its type specimen is UWBM 97367, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Piscoacritia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Piscoacritia collapsa DeVries and Hess p. 9 figs. fig., 4-19
2005Piscoacritia collapsa DeVries p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrochinaeRafinesque 1815
tribeTrochiniRafinesque 1815
genusPiscoacritia
speciescollapsaDeVries and Hess 2004

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.

Piscoacritia collapsa DeVries and Hess 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Peru Piscoacritia collapsa (80520)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Peru Piscoacritia collapsa (80486 80518 80519)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Peru Priscoacritia collapsa (80409)