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Pyrene (Pyrene) fuscata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Columbella fuscata was named by Sowerby (1882). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pyrene fuscata by Tomlin (1927); it was recombined as Pyrene (Pyrene) fuscata by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Columbella fuscata Sowerby p. 117
1927Pyrene fuscata Tomlin p. 161
1931Pyrene (Pyrene) fuscata Grant, IV and Gale p. 681

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusPyreneRöding 1798
subgenusPyreneBolten 1798
speciesfuscata(Sowerby 1882)

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 mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:18
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:11:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador Pyrene fuscata (96596)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Ecuador Columbella fuscata (62040)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Pyrene fuscata (96870)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Pyrene fuscata (96864 96866)