Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Thais (Polytropa) lima

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Purpura lima was named by Martyn (1784).

It was recombined as Thais lima by Clark (1915); it was recombined as Thais (Nucella) lima by Etherington (1931); it was recombined as Thais (Polytropa) lima by Moore (1963).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1784Purpura lima Martyn fig. 47
1905Purpura lima Anderson p. 202 figs. Plate XV, Figs. 62 and 63
1915Thais lima Clark figs. pl. 68, fig. 8
1931Thais (Nucella) lima Etherington p. 97 figs. Plate 12 , figures 9, 17
1963Thais (Polytropa) lima Moore p. 35

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusThaisRöding 1798
subgenusPolytropa(Swainson 1840)
specieslima(Martyn 1784)

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.

Thais (Polytropa) lima Martyn 1784
show all | hide all
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 08:22:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 20.45000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Oregon) Thais lima (39805)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Thais lima (39603 39799)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (California) Nucella lima (37542)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Thais lima (96571)