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Petaloconchus laddfranklinae

Gastropoda - Vermetidae

Taxonomy
Petaloconchus laddfranklinae was named by Maury (1917). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. anellum, P. transcostatus, Vermetus subvarians

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Petaloconchus laddfranklinae Maury

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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)
superfamilyVermetoideaRafinesque 1815
familyVermetidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVermetinaeRafinesque 1815
genusPetaloconchusLea 1843
speciesladdfranklinaeMaury 1917

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:50:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:04:10
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Petaloconchus laddfranklinae (131382)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Petaloconchus laddfranklinae (131220)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Petaloconchus laddfranklinae (75041 84956 90619 93601 93606 93687 93710 93712 93716 93732 94006 94099 94106 131497 131522 131560 131563 131645 131655 131656 131658 131659 131662)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Petaloconchus laddfranklinae (74966 74967 75036 75037 75038 75040 75043)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Petaloconchus laddfranklinae (58822)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Petaloconchus laddfranklinae (80084 80136 94090)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Dominican Republic Petaloconchus laddfranklinae (93612)