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Polinices (Polinella)

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Polinella was named by Marwick (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Plio-u Sepkoski's reference number: 899].

It was reranked as Polinices (Polinella) by Fleming (1966), Beu et al. (1990).

It was assigned to Polinices by Fleming (1966), Beu et al. (1990); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Polinella finlayi, Polinella modesta, Polinella obscurata, Polinella scalpta, Polinices achatensis, Polinices achatensis, Polinices aijensis, Polinices alamedensis, Polinices angolae, Polinices aratus, Polinices aurantus, Polinices australis, Polinices australis, Polinices benoisti, Polinices bilobatus, Polinices brunneus, Polinices brunneus, Polinices brunneus, Polinices callosior, Polinices canalizonalis, Polinices candidissima, Polinices carolinensis, Polinices caroliniana, Polinices caroliniana, Polinices catena, Polinices catena, Polinices cerreria, Polinices columnaris, Polinices columnaris, Polinices compressus, Polinices concinna, Polinices cumingianus, Polinices cumingianus, Polinices cumingianus, Polinices defrancei, Polinices demicryptus, Polinices dilatata, Polinices eucallosus, Polinices famula, Polinices finlayi, Polinices finlayi, Polinices finlayi, Polinices glauca, Polinices globosus, Polinices gulianoi, Polinices hantoniensis, Polinices harrisii, Polinices hemicryptus, Polinices hepaticus, Polinices horni, Polinices hornii, Polinices humboldi, Polinices huttoni, Polinices incertus, Polinices josephinia, Polinices julianna, Polinices kamtschatica, Polinices lacetus, Polinices lewisi, Polinices lobata, Polinices mamilla, Polinices marambiensis, Polinices martini, Polinices medinae, Polinices miocolligens, Polinices miocolligens, Polinices miopusillus, Polinices modestus, Polinices mucronatus, Polinices nagahamai, Polinices nelsoni, Polinices newtoni, Polinices nuciformes, Polinices nysti, Polinices obliquata, Polinices obstructus, Polinices onustus, Polinices onustus, Polinices onustus, Polinices onustus, Polinices onustus, Polinices opaca, Polinices orangensis, Polinices otaioensis, Polinices panamanensis, Polinices panamensis, Polinices panamensis, Polinices paraguanensis, Polinices paraguanensis, Polinices parki, Polinices pinionensis, Polinices porcellanus, Polinices prolaceteus, Polinices prolacteus, Polinices propeovatus, Polinices proredempta, Polinices proredemptus, Polinices protractus, Polinices pseudoredemptus, Polinices quirosana, Polinices rapulum, Polinices rapulum, Polinices reclusianus, Polinices reclusianus, Polinices reclusianus, Polinices reclusianus, Polinices recluziana, Polinices recluzianus, Polinices robustus, Polinices russa, Polinices sagamiensis, Polinices santacruzensis, Polinices saulae, Polinices scalptus, Polinices secunda, Polinices snatolensis, Polinices solida, Polinices stanislas, Polinices stanislasmeunieri, Polinices stanislasmeunieri, Polinices stanislasneunieri, Polinices staringi, Polinices subangulata, Polinices subclausa, Polinices subclausa, Polinices subclausus, Polinices subcrassa, Polinices subporcana, Polinices subtenius, Polinices subvarians, Polinices tehuacana, Polinices tigilensis, Polinices tumidus, Polinices tuomeyi, Polinices turbinoides, Polinices turgidus, Polinices uamenensis, Polinices vectensis, Polinices washingtoni, Polinices woodi, Polinices wshingtonensis, Polnices waipipiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Polinella Marwick p. 99
1966Polinices (Polinella) Fleming p. 286
1990Polinices (Polinella) Beu et al. p. 409
2002Polinella Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
genusPolinicesMonfort 1810
subgenusPolinella(Marwick 1931)

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.

Subg. †Polinices (Polinella) Marwick 1931
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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 Danian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 66.00000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66New Zealand (Otago) Polinella finlayi (50175)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina Polinices finlayi, Polinices australis (99400)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0New Zealand Polinella finlayi (64700) Polinella n. sp. (64699)
Waipawan56.0 - 52.0New Zealand Polinella sp. (51080 51084)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03New Zealand (Canterbury) Polinices sp. (50161)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Uber esdailei (205813)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Polinella esdailei (67839)
Runangan36.7 - 34.6New Zealand Polinella esdailei (64814)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3New Zealand Polinella esdailei (67925)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (Southland) Polinella sp. (50785)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (Central Otago) Polinella scalpta (35126)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand Polinella obscurata (67859)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand Polinices lobata (67824 67827)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand Polinices sp. (77489)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Polinella modesta (67896 67897 67900) Polinella modesta, Polinella n. sp. (67898) Polinices bilobatus (67822)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) Polinella sp. (45175)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Polinices scalptus (63089 63090)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (Auckland) Polinices stanleyi (45259)