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Nassarius prysmaticus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum prysmaticum was named by Brocchi (1814). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Nassa prismatica by Wood (1848) and Wood (1879); it was recombined as Nassarius prysmaticus by Landau et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Buccinum prysmaticum Brocchi p. 337 figs. pl. 5, fig. 7
1848Nassa prismatica Wood p. 32
1879Nassa prismatica Wood p. 2
2009Nassarius prysmaticus Landau et al.

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
subfamilyNassariinaeIredale 1916
genusNassariusDuméril 1806
speciesprysmaticus(Brocchi 1814)

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 prysmaticus Brocchi 1814
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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: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 11.62000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Nassarius prysmaticus (62940)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Nassarius prysmaticus (61905 62886)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Denmark Nassarius prysmaticus (98312)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium Nassarius prysmaticus (77863 77864 77869)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Nassa prismatica (84755 84763)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Nassarius prysmaticus (80564)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Nassa prismatica (84759)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Nassarius prysmaticus (178117)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Nassarius prysmaticus (80562)