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Nassarius (Uzita) praeambiguus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Nassa (Hima) preambigua Brown and Pilsbry pp. 506-507 figs. pl. 22, figs. 6, 7
1964Nassarius (Uzita) praeambiguus Woodring p. 270

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
subfamilyNassariinaeIredale 1916
genusNassariusDuméril 1806
subgenusUzita(Adams and Adams 1853)
speciespraeambiguus()

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.

Nassarius (Uzita) praeambiguus Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 09:57:48
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:07:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 23.03000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Nassarius praeambiguus (42624 42631 49489 49490)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Panama Nassarius praeambiguus (52173)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Nassarius praeambiguus (142922 145210)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Nassarius praeambiguus (52171 52172 52174 93145 93146)