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Polygyra

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Polygyridae

Taxonomy
Polygyra was named by Say (1818). It is extant.

It was assigned to Polygyridae by Kittle and Portell (2010).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Polygyra Say
2010Polygyra Kittle and Portell p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
RankNameAuthor
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
infraorderHelicoidei
superfamilyHelicoideaRafinesque 1815
familyPolygyridaePilsbry 1895
genusPolygyraSay 1818

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. Polygyra Say 1818
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 55.80000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) P. sp. (15793)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) P. adamnis (60985)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) P. septemvolva (227387 227388 227389 227390 227391 227395 227396 227399)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) P. cereolus (61310)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) P. texasiana (93527)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) P. texasiana (93103)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) P. cereolus, P. septemvolva (96538)