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Distorsio ringens

Gastropoda - Personidae

Taxonomy

Tritonium ringens was named by Philippi (1887). It is extant.

It was recombined as Distorsio decussatus ringens by Olsson (1932); it was recombined as Distorsio ringens by Beu (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

D. cancellinus, D. clathratus, D. crassidens, D. decussata, D. decussatus, D. jungi, D. macgintyi, D. mcginty, D. mcgintyo, D. reticulata, D. reticulatum, D. septemdenta, D. tortuosa, D. tortuosum, D. crassidens, D. decussatus, D. reticulatus, D. tortuosa, D. tortuosus, D. decussata, D. pusilla, D. reticulata, D. tortuosa, D. crassidens

Synonyms

Tritonium thersites was named by Philippi (1887). It is extant.

It was recombined as Distorsio thersites by Nielsen (2003); it was synonymized subjectively with Distorsio ringens by Beu (2010).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1887	Tritonium ringens Philippi p. 56 figs. pl. 4, fig. 9
1887	Tritonium thersites Philippi p. 56 figs. pl. 4, fig. 3
1932	Distorsio decussatus ringens Olsson
2003	Distorsio thersites Nielsen p. 95
2010	Distorsio ringens Beu

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
superfamily	Tonnoidea	(Suter 1913)
family	Personidae	Gray 1854
genus	Distorsio	Röding 1798
species	ringens	(Philippi 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.

Distorsio ringens Philippi 1887

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Invalid names: Distorsio thersites Philippi 1887 [synonym]

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 07:59:35

Modified:

2009-09-10 09:59:35

Source: f = family, c = class

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 20.45000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (6 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Chile	Distorsio thersites (78523 78552)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Chile	Distorsio thersites (78521 78524)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Chile	Distorsio thersites (78528 78535)