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Polyptyxis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Nerineidae

Taxonomy
Polyptyxis is a genus.

It was assigned to Nerineidae by Kiessling (2003).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Polyptyxis Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyNerineoideaZittel 1873
familyNerineidaeZittel 1873
genusPolyptyxis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Cenomanian or 157.30000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal P. sp. (8162 67941)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian145.0 - 136.4Spain P. calypso, P. jalpachensis (69144)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy P. requieni, P. schiosensis (74624)