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Pseudomazzalina

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Pseudomazzalina was named by Eames (1957).

It was reranked as Sycostoma (Pseudomazzalina) by Adegoke (1977).

It was assigned to Sycostoma by Adegoke (1977); and to Melongenidae by Snyder (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Pseudomazzalina Eames
1977Sycostoma (Pseudomazzalina) Adegoke p. 145
2003Pseudomazzalina Snyder pp. 148, 319

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
genusPseudomazzalinaEames 1957

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.

G. †Pseudomazzalina Eames 1957
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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 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Lutetian or 61.66000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Nigeria Sycostoma ewekoroensis, Sycostoma eamesi (7791)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria P. nigeriensis (41394)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Nigeria Bulbifusus nigieriensis (51237)