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Prosimnia

Gastropoda - Ovulidae

Taxonomy
Prosimnia was named by Schilder (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 121]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ovulidae by Wilson (1993); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Prosimnia Schilder
1993Prosimnia Wilson p. 207
2002Prosimnia 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)
familyOvulidaeFleming 1822
genusProsimniaSchilder 1927

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. Prosimnia Schilder 1927
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Prosimnia blackae Beu and Marshall 2011
Prosimnia naviculae Palmer 1937
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 07:45:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:45:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Otaian or 41.30000 to 19.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Transovula naviculae (91119 205422)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) P. blackae (176737)