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Protatlanta

Gastropoda - Atlantidae

Taxonomy
Protatlanta was named by Tesch (1908) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 547]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Atlantidae by Jung (1971), Zorn (1997) and Janssen (1999); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Protatlanta Tesch
1971Protatlanta Jung p. 183
1997Protatlanta Zorn p. 33
1999Protatlanta Janssen p. 11
2002Protoatlanta 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)
infraorderLittorinimorphaGolikov and Starobogtov 1975
superfamilyPterotracheoideaRafinesque 1814
familyAtlantidaeWiegmann and Ruthe 1832
genusProtatlantaTesch 1908

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. Protatlanta Tesch 1908
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Protatlanta lissa Woodring 1928
Protatlanta rotundata Gabb 1873
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:48:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:48:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Grenada P. sp. (58640 58643 58652 58654)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama P. lissa (93061) Protatlata lissa (93222)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic P. rotundata (131369)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece P. sp. (76986)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica P. lissa (34539)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Atlanta lissa (58522)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain P. rotundata (80558 80559)