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Prunum springvalensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Taxonomy
Marginella springvalensis was named by Maury (1925) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Trinidad and Tobago.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Prunum springvalensis by Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Marginella springvalensis Mansfield p. 37
1925Marginella springvalensis Maury p. 200 figs. pl. 34, figs. 10, 14
2010Prunum springvalensis Landau and Marques da Silva p. 85

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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
familyMarginellidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyMarginellinaeFleming 1828
genusPrunumSwainson 1840
speciesspringvalensis(Maury 1925)

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.

Prunum springvalensis Maury 1925
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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 08:20:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Marginella springvalensis (74955 81976) Prunum springvalensis (60408 60637)