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Pyramimitra

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae

Taxonomy
Pyramimitra was named by Conrad (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 700].

It was assigned to Pyramimitridae by Harris and Palmer (1947); to Turriculinae by Garvie (1996); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. terebraeformis
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. eocenica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Pyramimitra Conrad
1947Pyramimitra Harris and Palmer p. 352
1996Pyramimitra Garvie p. 92
2002Pyramimitra 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
superfamilyTurbinelloidea
familyCostellariidaeMacDonald 1860
genusPyramimitraConrad 1865

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. †Pyramimitra Conrad 1865
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. L. Garvie 1996Shell small, slender. Protoconch multispiral, initially smooth, later longitudinally costatc, nucleus small. Whorls feebly convex, with impressed suture and longitudinal ribs and spiral fines. Body whorl one-third to one-half the total height, convex and with short neck. Aperture small, canal short and bent. Columella short, straight, with one to two folds.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:21:32
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:32
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) P. eocenica (7788 7789 83950 84337)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) P. eocenica (205520 205521 205533) P. sp. (205440 205503) P. terebraeformis (90651 205421)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Alabama) P. terebraeformis (205420)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Texas) P. terebraeformis (2412)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) P. terebraeformis (98787)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) P. olssoni, P. terebraeformis (90600) P. terebraeformis (2417 2419 2421 2453 2454 205438 205489)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) P. quadralirata (90704 205526) P. terebraeformis (2434 2437 2438 2444 2446 2449 205498 205508)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) P. terebraeformis (2452 7437 7439 90454 205264 205266 205271 205410 205422 205430 205433 205461 205476 205480 205481 205484 205485)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) P. terebraeformis (6802)