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Prunum (Prunum)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Taxonomy
Prunum (Prunum) was named by Swainson (1840). It is extant.

It was assigned to Prunum by Swainson (1840) and Olsson (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Prunum (Prunum) Swainson
1964Prunum (Prunum) Olsson p. 130

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMarginellidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyMarginellinaeFleming 1828
genusPrunumSwainson 1840
subgenusPrunumSwainson 1840

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.

Subg. Prunum (Prunum) Swainson 1840
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†Prunum (Prunum) godini Olsson 1964
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Invalid names: Marginella evax Li 1930 [synonym]
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 08:20:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Marginella sapotilla (60751)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) Prunum godini (60771)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Prunum godini (131293 131333)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Marginella sapotilla (66796)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) Prunum sapotilla (48664)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Marginella sapotilla (66777)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Peru Marginella sapotilla (207005)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) Prunum sapotilla (160395)