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Sinum danvillense

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Sinum danvillense was named by Harris and Palmer (1947). Its type specimen is PRI 4521, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Danville Landing, which is in a Priabonian marginal marine marl in the Moodys Branch Formation of Louisiana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Sinum danvillense Harris and Palmer p. 253 figs. Plate 30, Figs. 6,7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilySininaeWoodring 1928
genusSinumRöding 1798
speciesdanvillense

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.

†Sinum danvillense Harris and Palmer 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2018-03-04 15:44:21
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:13:52
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Rupelian or 38.00000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Sinum danvillense (98687 98689 type locality: 232637)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Sinum danvillense (5612 5779)