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Herminespina saskiae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Herminespina saskiae was named by DeVries and Vermeij (1997) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene.]. Its type specimen is USNM 447150, a partial shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Herminespina saskiae DeVries and Vermeij p. 612 figs. figs. 2.9-2.12

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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
subfamilyOcenebrinaeCossmann 1903
genusHerminespina
speciessaskiae

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.

Herminespina saskiae DeVries and Vermeij 1997
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.60800 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Peru Herminespina saskiae (80520)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Peru Herminespina saskiae (80484 80485 80486 89174 89176 89177 89183 89184)