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Priscaphander

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia

Taxonomy
Priscaphander was named by Finlay & Marwick (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani Sepkoski's reference number: 899]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cephalaspida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
P. bullariformis, P. cingulatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Priscaphander Finlay & Marwick
2002Priscaphander Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspida(Fischer 1883)
genusPriscaphanderFinlay & Marwick 1937

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. †Priscaphander Finlay & Marwick 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 72.10000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) P. sp. B (74187)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Otago) P. cingulatus (50175)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Neuquén) P. sp. A (73924 73926 73938 73940 73942)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Southland) P. cingulatus (50211) P. sp. (50217)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina P. bracaccini, P. sanjosensis (99400)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0New Zealand P. cingulatus (64701) P. n. sp. (64699) P. sp. (64698)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Australia (Victoria) P. bullariformis (6266 6267)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand P. sp. (64737)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand P. n. sp. (64739 64750) P. sp. (64741 64751)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. patagonica (48068)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina P. patagonica (71403 71430 71540 71543)