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Polinices subtenuis

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy

Polynices subtenuis was named by Ihering (1907) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Argentina.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Natica (Polynices) subtenuis by Wilckens (1912); it was recombined as Polinices subtenuis by Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984), del Rio (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

P. alamedensis, P. aratus, P. brunneus, P. concinna, P. cumingianus, P. horni, P. huttoni, P. julianna, P. lewisi, P. medinae, P. nagahamai, P. onustus, P. onustus, P. panamensis, P. prolacteus, P. propeovatus, P. robustus, P. orangensis, P. subvarians, P. staringi, P. eucallosus, P. onustus, P. finlayi, P. finlayi, P. modestus, P. obstructus, P. columnaris, P. marambiensis, P. newtoni, P. panamensis, P. parki, P. saulae, P. subtenius

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1907	Polynices subtenuis Ihering
1912	Natica (Polynices) subtenuis Wilckens p. 21
1984	Polinices subtenuis Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 107
2004	Polinices subtenuis del Rio p. 1119

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamily	Naticoidea	(Forbes 1838)
family	Naticidae	Guilding 1834
subfamily	Polinicinae	Gray 1847
genus	Polinices	Monfort 1810
species	subtenuis	(Ihering 1907)

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.

†Polinices subtenuis Ihering 1907

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitef

Entire body:

yesg

Adult width:

10 to < 100g

Adult height:

10 to < 100g

Thickness:

intermediateg

Folds:

noneg

Ribbing:

noneg

Spines:

noneg

Internal reinforcement:

noneg

Locomotion:

actively mobileg

Life habit:

semi-infaunalg

Diet:

carnivoreg

Vision:

limitedc

Created:

2004-10-20 00:53:45

Modified:

2018-03-19 12:56:43

Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Pliocene or 56.00000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (22 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	Antarctica (Seymour Island)	Polinices subtenuis (63547 63548 63549)
Ypresian - Lutetian	56.0 - 41.03	Antarctica (Seymour Island)	Polinices subtenuis (63551)
Ypresian - Lutetian	56.0 - 41.03	Antarctica	Polinices subtenuis (72399 72400 72401 72402 72403 72405)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	Antarctica (Seymour Island)	Polinices subtenuis (63552)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.71 - 33.9	Antarctica	Polinices subtenuis (72389 72391 72394 72397 72398)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 27.3	Argentina	Polynices subtenuis (71402)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.04	Argentina (Santa Curz)	Polinices subtenuis (48067)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Argentina	Polynices subtenuis (71540 71542 71543)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.58	Antarctica	Polinices subtenuis (41576)