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Piliscus

Gastropoda - Velutinidae

Taxonomy
Piliscus was named by Loven (1859). It is extant.

It was assigned to Capulacmaeinae by Gulbin and Golikov (1997).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Piliscus Loven
1859Capulacmaea Sars
1990Capulacmaea Gulbin and Golikov
1997Piliscus Gulbin and Golikov
2002Capulacmaea 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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVelutinidaeGray 1840
subfamilyCapulacmaeinaeGulbin and Golikov 1990
genusPiliscusLoven 1859

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. Piliscus Loven 1859
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Invalid names: Capulacmaea Sars 1859 [synonym]
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 08:02:38
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:02:38
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Capulacmaea kalloensis (179048 179079)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) P. commodus (51005)