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Pseudomazzalina nigeriensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Bulbifusus nigieriensis was named by Newton (1922).

It was recombined as Pseudomazzalina nigeriensis by Eames (1957) and Snyder (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Bulbifusus nigeriensis Newton p. 35 figs. 4: 1-2
1957Pseudomazzalina nigeriensis Eames
2003Pseudomazzalina nigeriensis Snyder pp. 148, 319

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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)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
genusPseudomazzalinaEames 1957
speciesnigeriensis()

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: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria Pseudomazzalina nigeriensis (41394)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria Bulbifusus nigieriensis (51237)