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Eopleurotoma prestwichii

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Pleurotoma prestwichii was named by Edwards (1861).

It was recombined as Eopleurotoma prestwichii by Jeffery and Tracey (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Pleurotoma prestwichii Edwards
1997Eopleurotoma prestwichii Jeffery and Tracey p. 99 figs. Pl 12, figs 1,2

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
genusEopleurotomaCossmann 1889
speciesprestwichii(Edwards 1861)

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.

†Eopleurotoma prestwichii Edwards 1861
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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 08:09:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:09:25
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Eopleurotoma prestwichii (3259)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Eopleurotoma prestwichii (3266)