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Ptychosalpinx altilis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum altile was named by Conrad (1832).

It was recombined as Ptychosalpinx altilis by Martin (1904), Petuch (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. duerri, P. fossulata, P. laqueata, P. multirugata, P. tuomeyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Buccinum altile Conrad p. 19 figs. Plate IV, Fig. 6
1904Ptychosalpinx altilis Martin p. 188
1988Ptychosalpinx altilis Petuch p. 25

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPtychosalpinxGill 1867
speciesaltilis(Conrad 1832)

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.

†Ptychosalpinx altilis Conrad 1832
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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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Ptychosalpinx altilis (92325)