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Ringicula punjabensis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae

Taxonomy
Ringicula punjabensis was named by Eames (1952). Its type specimen is BMNH G.68409, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fossil Bed F.2678, Zinda Pir, which is in a Ypresian marine shale in the Ghazij Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Ringicula punjabensis Eames p. 140 figs. Pl 5, figs 123a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyRingiculidaePhilippi 1853
genusRingiculaDeshayes 1838
speciespunjabensis

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Ringicula punjabensis Eames 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:06:11
Modified: 2009-05-20 11:06:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Pakistan Ringicula punjabensis (8675 type locality: 183817 183818 183826 183845)