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Prostylifer paludinaris

Gastropoda - Prostyliferidae

Taxonomy
Melania paludinaris was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Amauropsis (Prostylifer) paludinaris by Kittl (1892); it was recombined as Natica (Amauropsis) paludinaris by Krumbeck (1921); it was recombined as Bulbus (Amauropsis) paludinaris by Pan (1977); it was recombined as Prostylifer paludinaris by Bandel (1994).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Melania paludinaris Münster p. 97 figs. Pl 9, fig 50
1841Turbo similis Münster p. 117 figs. Pl 13, fig 4
1841Turbo (Littorina) cassianus Wissmann p. 117 figs. Pl 13, fig 1
1843Melania abbreviata Klipstein p. 185 figs. Pl 12, fig 4
1843Melania variabilis Klipstein p. 186 figs. Pl 12, figs 9,11
1892Amauropsis (Prostylifer) paludinaris Kittl p. 92 figs. Pl 8, figs 10-16
1921Natica (Amauropsis) paludinaris Krumbeck
1977Bulbus (Amauropsis) paludinaris Pan p. 135 figs. Pl 6, figs 7,13,14
1994Prostylifer paludinaris Bandel p. 143

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyProstyliferidaeBandel 1992
genusProstylifer(Koken 1889)
speciespaludinaris()

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.

†Prostylifer paludinaris Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Melania abbreviata Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Melania variabilis Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Turbo (Littorina) cassianus Wissmann 1841 [synonym], Turbo similis Münster 1841 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height49.098.0010.88.901.28

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: base of the Julian to the top of the Alaunian or 237.00000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Amauropsis paludinaris (66198 144631) Melania paludinaris, Turbo similis, Turbo cassianus (type locality: 137429)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy (Belluno) Prostylifer paludinaris (207475 207476 207477 207478 207504)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary (Bakony) Prostylifer paludinaris (203197)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Prostylifer paludinaris (164191 164208 197055)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3China (Yunnan) Bulbus paludinaris (165307)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Indonesia (Timor) Natica paludinaris (205319)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18China (Yunnan) Bulbus paludinaris (165420 165421)