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Pseudofaunus bravoensis

Gastropoda - Pachychilidae

Taxonomy
Pseudofaunus bravoensis was named by Olsson (1931). Its type locality is Punta Bravo Grits at Caleto Sal, which is in an Oligocene marine sandstone/conglomerate in the Mancora Formation of Peru.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Pseudofaunus bravoensis Olsson p. 86 figs. Plate 15, Figs. 9, 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyPachychilidaeTroschel 1857
genusPseudofaunusMontfort 1810
speciesbravoensis

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Pseudofaunus bravoensis Olsson 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:14:09
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:14:09
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 38.00000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Pseudofaunus bravoensis (64544)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru (Piura) Pseudofaunus bravoensis (type locality: 55433)