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Prisogaster

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Prisogaster was named by Mörch (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-u R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Turbo (Prisogaster) by Dall (1909).

It was assigned to Turbo by Dall (1909); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Prisogastrinae by Bouchet et al. (2005); to Prisogasterinae by DeVries (2006); and to Turbinidae by Nielsen (2013).

Synonyms
  • Amyxa was named by Troschel (1852). It is extant.

    It was synonymized objectively with Prisogaster by DeVries (2006).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Prisogaster Mörch
1852Amyxa Troschel
1909Turbo (Prisogaster) Dall p. 238
2002Prisogaster Sepkoski
2005Prisogaster Bouchet et al. pp. 111, 245
2006Prisogaster DeVries p. 141
2013Prisogaster Nielsen p. 37

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPrisogasterMörch 1850

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.

G. Prisogaster Mörch 1850
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†Prisogaster mcleani DeVries 2006
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Invalid names: Trochus gaudchaudii Hupé 1854 [synonym]
†Prisogaster valenciai DeVries 2006
Invalid names: Amyxa Troschel 1852 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:48:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:48:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Holocene or 7.24600 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Peru P. mcleani (80419)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru P. mcleani (80413 80420) P. sp. (80415)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Peru P. sp. (80414)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Chile P. niger (142301)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Peru P. mcleani (80487) P. niger, P. valenciai (80406) P. valenciai (80541)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Peru P. niger (80416)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Chile (Copiapó) P. niger (222874)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Chile (Huasco) P. sp. (223289) P. sp., P. niger (223290)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Peru (Ica) P. niger (219105)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Peru P. niger (80418)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Moquegua) P. niger (43708)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru P. niger (76643 80417)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Tarapaca) P. niger (96672)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru P. niger (97644 97647)