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Polinices kummeli

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy

Polinices kummeli was named by Sohl (1960) [m. kosnik taxon no: 1602].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

P. alamedensis, P. aratus, P. brunneus, P. concinna, P. cumingianus, P. horni, P. huttoni, P. julianna, P. lewisi, P. medinae, P. nagahamai, P. onustus, P. panamensis, P. prolacteus, P. propeovatus, P. robustus, P. stephensoni, P. umbilica, P. orangensis, P. subvarians, P. staringi, P. eucallosus, P. finlayi, P. finlayi, P. modestus, P. obstructus, P. columnaris, P. marambiensis, P. newtoni, P. panamensis, P. parki, P. saulae, P. subtenius

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1960	Polinices kummeli Sohl

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamily	Naticoidea	(Forbes 1838)
family	Naticidae	Guilding 1834
subfamily	Polinicinae	Gray 1847
genus	Polinices	Monfort 1810
species	kummeli	Sohl 1960

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.

†Polinices kummeli Sohl 1960

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitef

Entire body:

yesg

Adult width:

10 to < 100g

Adult height:

10 to < 100g

Thickness:

intermediateg

Folds:

noneg

Ribbing:

noneg

Spines:

noneg

Internal reinforcement:

noneg

Locomotion:

actively mobileg

Life habit:

semi-infaunalg

Diet:

carnivoreg

Vision:

limitedc

Created:

2004-10-20 00:53:45

Modified:

2018-03-19 12:56:43

Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class

References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (18 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	USA (Texas)	Polinices kummeli (4531 205541)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Mississippi)	Polinices kummeli (4101)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Alabama)	Polinices kummeli (4239 4262 4263 4275 4276)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Georgia)	Polinices kummeli (4265 4266 4267 4268 4277 4298)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Mississippi)	Polinices kummeli (4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Maryland)	Polinices kummeli (4368 4372)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Tennessee)	Polinices kummeli (4121)