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Sinum africanum

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Sinum africanum Newton p. 57 figs. 4: 12-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilySininaeWoodring 1928
genusSinumRöding 1798
speciesafricanum

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.

Sinum africanum Newton 1922
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2018-03-04 15:44:21
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:13:52
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria Sinum africanum (41394)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Sinum africanum (51240 51241)