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Pterygia

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Taxonomy
Pterygia was named by Röding (1798) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 123]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Mitridae by Ladd (1977); to Cylindromitrinae by Wilson (1993); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Pterygia Röding p. 51
1977Pterygia Ladd p. 61
1993Pterygia Wilson p. 153
2002Pterygia 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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMitroideaSwainson 1831
familyMitridaeSwainson 1831
genusPterygiaRöding 1798

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. Pterygia Röding 1798
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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 08:22:13
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:13
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India P. simplex (77658)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Guam P. fenestrata (77937)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Northern Mariana Islands P. crenulata (77941)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) P. sp. (63320)