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Nerinea (Plesioptygmatis) pseudoconvexa

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Nerineidae

Taxonomy
Nerinea pseudoconvexa was named by Stanton (1947). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 77676a-c (cotype).

It was recombined as Nerinea (Plesioptygmatis) pseudoconvexa by Allison (1955).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. azteca, N. castor, N. incisa, N. mosae, N. nodosa, N. robusta, N. sculpta, N. tuberculosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Nerinea pseudoconvexa Stanton pp. 87 - 88 figs. Plate 60, figures 8, 10-12
1955Nerinea (Plesioptygmatis) pseudoconvexa Allison p. 423 figs. P1. 43, figs. 5, 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyNerineoideaZittel 1873
familyNerineidaeZittel 1873
subfamilyNerineinaeZittel 1873
genusNerineaDeshayes 1827
subgenusPlesioptygmatis
speciespseudoconvexa(Stanton 1947)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Mexico (Baja California) Nerinea pseudoconvexa (1878 1881)