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Harpospira polycera

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Pterocera polycera was named by d'Orbigny (1843). It is extant. It is the type species of Harpospira.

It was recombined as Harpospira polycera by Neagu and Pana (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Pterocera polycera d'Orbigny p. 310 figs. PI. 217, fig. 1
1995Harpospira polycera Neagu and Pana

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyHarpagodinae(Pchelintsev 1963)
genusHarpospiraNeagu and Pana 1995
speciespolycera()

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.

Harpospira polycera d'Orbigny 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8France Pterocera polycera (177757)