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Polinices redemptus

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy

Natica redempta was named by Michelotti (1847) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Polinices redemptus by Baluk (1995) and Harzhauser (2002).

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. panamensis, P. prolacteus, P. propeovatus, P. robustus, P. stephensoni, P. umbilica, P. orangensis, P. subvarians, P. staringi, P. eucallosus, 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
1847	Natica redempta Michelotti p. 157
1995	Polinices redemptus Baluk p. 198
2002	Polinices redemptus Harzhauser p. 88

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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	redemptus	(Michelotti 1847)

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 redemptus Michelotti 1847

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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Tortonian or 47.80000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (13 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	France (Centre)	Polinices redemptus (178085)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	Austria	Polinices redemptus (77624 77625 77627 77629 77630)
Badenian	13.65 - 12.7	Romania	Polinices redemptus (123125)
Badenian	13.65 - 12.7	Poland (Holy Cross Mountains)	Polinices redemptus (38823)
Badenian	13.65 - 12.7	Austria	Polinices redemptus (74650 74653)
Tortonian	11.62 - 7.246	Italy	Polinices redemptus (78437 178120)
Tortonian	11.62 - 7.246	Greece	Polinices redemptus (72310)