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Pyramidella meyeri

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae

Taxonomy

Pyramidella meyeri was named by Cossmann (1893) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6815].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

P. adamsi, P. aganea, P. arionis, P. bastropensis, P. bataviana, P. calvimontana, P. canaliculata, P. cercadensis, P. cincta, P. crenuata, P. dalli, P. diademata, P. dolabrata, P. dolabrata, P. elenensis, P. filamentosa, P. inaspecta, P. olssoni, P. perexilis, P. pirum, P. plicosa, P. propeacicula, P. propinqua, P. pseudopygmaea, P. pseudopymaea, P. semicanaliculata, P. turrita, P. unisulcata, P. vaderensis, P. daidemata, P. jamaicensis, P. filamentosa, P. perexilis, P. anita, P. obtusoides, P. elenensis, P. larvata, P. djunggranganensis, P. vanuaensis, P. fastigum, P. junghuhni, P. karangensis, P. kelirensis, P. nanggulanica, P. plicosa, P. dalli, P. mitchelliana, P. pirum, P. pirum, P. propeacicula, P. vaderensis, P. olssoni, P. chavani, P. cossmanni, P. lapinaria, P. plicosa, P. elata, P. plicosa

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1893	Pyramidella meyeri Cossmann
2002	Pyramidella meyeri Kosnik

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

Rank	Name	Author
infraclass	Euthyneura	(Spengel 1881)
—	Tectipleura	Schrödl et al. 2011
—	Panpulmonata	Jörger et al. 2010
superorder	Pylopulmonata	Teasdale 2017
superfamily	Pyramidelloidea	(Gray 1840)
family	Pyramidellidae	Gray 1840
subfamily	Pyramidellinae	Gray 1840
genus	Pyramidella	Lamarck 1799
species	meyeri	Cossmann 1893

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.

†Pyramidella meyeri Cossmann 1893

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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 07:35:11

Modified:

2009-09-10 09:35:11

Source: f = family, c = class

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Priabonian	48.07 - 33.9	USA (Mississippi)	Pyramidella meyeri (1282 1283 1284 1285 1287 1292 1293 1422 1423 1431 1432)
Lutetian - Priabonian	48.07 - 33.9	USA (Louisiana)	Pyramidella meyeri (1419)