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Pleurotoma faxensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Pleurotoma faxensis was named by Ravn (1908).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. glabra, P. nasuta, P. ostrearum, P. rebeccae, P. rufa, P. tantula, P. variegata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Pleurotoma faxensis Ravn
1933Pleurotoma faxensis Riedel p. 119 figs. Pl 17, fig 7

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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
genusPleurotomaRöding 1798
speciesfaxensisRavn 1908

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.

†Pleurotoma faxensis Ravn 1908
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 86.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Cameroon Pleurotoma faxensis (209666 209692)