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Pteronotus laetificus

Gastropoda

Taxonomy
Pteronotus laetificus was named by Finlay (1929). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Castlecliff, Tainui Shell Bed, which is in a Castlecliffian coastal siltstone in the Tainui Shell Bed Formation of New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Murex rigidus, P. gymnonotus, P. parnelli, P. parnellii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Pteronotus laetificus Finlay pp. 76 - 77

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
speciesPteronotus laetificusFinlay 1929
specieslaetificusFinlay 1929

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.

†Pteronotus laetificus Finlay 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Castlecliffian or 1.63000 to 0.34000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand Pteronotus laetificus (type locality: 89043)