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Ptychostoma pleurotomoides

Gastropoda - Prostyliferidae

Taxonomy
Natica (Ampullaria) pleurotomoides was named by Wissmann (1841).

It was recombined as Kittlia pleurotomoides by Cossmann (1909); it was recombined as Ptychostoma pleurotomoides by Kittl (1892), Nützel and Erwin (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Natica (Ampullaria) pleurotomoides Wissmann p. 21 figs. Pl 16, fig 9
1892Ptychostoma pleurotomoides Kittl p. 94 figs. Pl 8, figs 19-24
1909Kittlia pleurotomoides Cossmann
2001Ptychostoma pleurotomoides Nützel and Erwin p. 90

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyProstyliferidaeBandel 1992
genusPtychostoma
speciespleurotomoides()

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.

Ptychostoma pleurotomoides Wissmann 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height316.115.017.016.31.01

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:17:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:17:16
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Julian or 237.00000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy (Belluno) Ptychostoma pleurotomoides (207503)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Ptychostoma pleurotomoides (69669 69672 144633 144930)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Ptychostoma pleurotomoides (154453)