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Neptunea (Sulcosipho) magna

Gastropoda - Neptuneidae

Synonyms
  • Buccinum unicum was named by Pilsbry (1905).

    It was recombined as Chrysodomus (Ancistrolepis) unicus by Dall (1907); it was synonymized subjectively with Neptunea (Sulcosipho) magna by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Chrysodomus (Ancistrolepis) magnus Dall p. 709 figs. Pl. 29, Fig. 5
1905Buccinum unicum Pilsbry p. 102
1907Chrysodomus (Ancistrolepis) unicus Dall p. 157
1921Ancistrolepis magnus Dall p. 92
1931Neptunea (Sulcosipho) magna Grant, IV and Gale p. 660

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
familyNeptuneidaeStimpson 1865
genusNeptuneaRöding 1798
subgenusSulcosipho(Dall 1916)
speciesmagna(Dall 1895)

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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Invalid names: Chrysodomus (Ancistrolepis) unicus Pilsbry 1905 [synonym]
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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: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Neptunea stantoni (189542)