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Praesargana argentea

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Sarganidae

Taxonomy
Praesargana argentea was named by Saul (1996). Its type specimen is USNM 482399, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS loc. 2759, near Silverado Canyon, Santa Ana Mountains, which is in a Turonian marine horizon in the Ladd Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Praesargana argentea Saul p. 131 figs. (Figures 5-6, 10-11

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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
familySarganidaeStephenson 1923
subfamilySarganinae(Stephenson 1923)
genusPraesargana
speciesargentea

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.

†Praesargana argentea Saul 1996
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul 1996A Praesargana with angular whorl profile and four strong spiral cords on the body whorl; suture not overlapping shoulder of previous whorl; varices foliate and forming spines at intersections with cords.
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: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Praesargana argentea (220941 239927 239928)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Praesargana argentea (type locality: 239926)