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Ptychatractinae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae

Taxonomy
Ptychatractinae was named by Stimpson (1865). It is extant.

It was assigned to Turbinellidae by Beu et al. (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ptychatractinae Stimpson
1990Ptychatractinae Beu et al. p. 414

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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
superfamilyTurbinelloidea
familyTurbinellidaeSwainson 1840
subfamilyPtychatractinaeStimpson 1865
subfamilyPtychatractinaeStimpson 1865

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.

Subfm. Ptychatractinae Stimpson 1865
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G. Egestas Finlay 1926
G. Latiromitra Locard 1897
G. †Paleopsephea Wade 1926
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Altonian or 93.90000 to 15.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 89.8 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Arizona) Paleopsephea arizonensis (53504)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Egestas fenestrata (67897 67900)