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Polynices santacrucensis

Gastropoda - Naticidae

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

It was recombined as Polinices santacrucensis by del Rio (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Polynices santacrucensis Ihering
2004Polinices santacrucensis del Rio p. 1119

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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)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
genusPolynicesMonfort 1810
speciessantacrucensisIhering 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.

Polynices santacrucensis 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 Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 28.40000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) Polinices santacrucensis (48068)