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Pseudosimnia

Gastropoda - Ovulidae

Taxonomy
Pseudosimnia was named by Schilder (1925). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ovulinae by Landau and Fehse (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Pseudosimnia Schilder
2004Pseudosimnia Landau and Fehse p. 20

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOvulidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyOvulinaeFlemming 1822
genusPseudosimniaSchilder 1925

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. Pseudosimnia Schilder 1925
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Subg. Pseudosimnia (Margovula) Iredale 1935
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Margovula pyriformis Sowerby 1828
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Invalid names: Margovula pyrulina Adams 1854 [synonym]
Pseudosimnia capellinii De Stefani 1889
Pseudosimnia passerinalis Lamarck 1810
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 07:45:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:45:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Calabrian or 5.33300 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy P. capellinii (178810)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain P. passerinalis (80564)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain P. passerinalis (80562)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy P. passerinalis (71086 71157 74929)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Parma) P. capellinii (178925)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy P. capellinii (178955)