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Pyropsis striata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae

Taxonomy
Heteroterma striata was named by Stanton (1896). Its type specimen is USNM 157845, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS loc. 4189, one mile north of Pacheco, which is in a Thanetian shallow subtidal horizon in the Vine Hill Formation of California.

It was recombined as Pyropsis striata by Saul (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. kochi, P. planimarginata, P. zelandica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Heteroterma striata Stanton p. 1046 figs. pl. 67, fig. 5
1983Heteroterma striata Zinsmeister p. 1299
1988Pyropsis striata Saul p. 885 figs. Figures 2.4, 3.22-3.25

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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
superfamilyPyrifusoideaBandel and Dockery 2001
familyPyropsidaeStephenson 1941
genusPyropsis(Conrad 1860)
speciesstriata()

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.

†Pyropsis striata Stanton 1896
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul 1988Biangulate Pyropsis with concave whorl profile both on ramp and anterior to broad periphery; about 12-13 strong nodes on each angulation.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:41:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:56:35
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Heteroterma striata (11117 190778 190785 190795)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Heteroterma striata (205391) Pyropsis striata (220453)