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Pyropsis perlata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae

Taxonomy
Tudicla (Pyropsis) perlata was named by Conrad (1860) [m. kosnik taxon no: 1445].

It was recombined as Pyropsis perlata by Stilwell et al. (2004), Squires (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. kochi, P. zelandica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Tudicla (Pyropsis) perlata Conrad
1964Tudicla (Pyropsis) perlata Sohl p. 235
2004Pyropsis perlata Stilwell et al. p. 37
2011Pyropsis perlata Squires p. 1203

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyPyrifusoideaBandel and Dockery 2001
familyPyropsidaeStephenson 1941
genusPyropsis(Conrad 1860)
speciesperlata(Conrad 1860)

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.

†Pyropsis perlata Conrad 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:41:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:56:35
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Pyropsis perlata (6171)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Pyropsis perlata (7591 7592 7593 7602)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Pyropsis perlata (4248)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Pyropsis perlata (4369 4371 4373)