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Pseudoperissolax blakei

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Busycon blakei was named by Conrad (1855).

It was recombined as Perissolax blakei by Gabb (1864), Gabb (1869), Stanton (1896) and Waring (1917); it was recombined as Pseudoperissolax blakei by Clark (1918), Stewart (1927), Hanna (1927), Nagao (1928), Turner (1938), Squires (1984), Squires (1987) and Squires (2015).

Subspecies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Busycon blakei Conrad p. 11 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 13
1864Perissolax blakei Gabb p. 92 figs. PI. 21, Fig. 110
1869Perissolax blakei Gabb p. 149
1896Perissolax blakei Stanton p. 1045 figs. Pl. LXVII, fig. 1
1917Perissolax blakei Waring p. 85 figs. Pl. 13, Fig. 9
1918Pseudoperissolax blakei Clark p. 180
1927Pseudoperissolax blakei Hanna p. 316
1927Pseudoperissolax blakei Stewart pp. 429 - 430 figs. Plate XXVIII, fig. 1
1928Pseudoperissolax blakei Nagao p. 114
1938Pseudoperissolax blakei Turner p. 91
1984Pseudoperissolax blakei Squires p. 34
1987Pseudoperissolax blakei Squires p. 45
2015Pseudoperissolax blakei Squires pp. 581 - 585 figs. Figures 3.12–3.16, 4.1–4.17

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMuricinaeda Costa 1776
genusPseudoperissolax
speciesblakei()

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.

Pseudoperissolax blakei Conrad 1855
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Squires 2015Shell size medium; last whorl with two carinae bearing numerous swollen or lenticular nodes that can be spinose to slightly projected; varix can be present on outer lip, and cluster of varices can be present near outer lip; varix rarely on penultimate whorl; varices somewhat aligned but not continuous; columella rarely with rare pseudofold extending only short distance into aperture.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:22:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 59.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Pseudoperissolax blakei (11117)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Pseudoperissolax blakei (11126)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Oregon) Pseudoperissolax blakei (200799 200802 200804)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Perissolax blakei (122337) Pseudoperissolax blakei (122294)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Perissolax blakei (91476 207112 207113 207115 207116)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Pseudoperissolax blakei (8012 94821 94827 166458 200737 200743 200744 200750 200751 200753 200754 200759 200760 200762)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Oregon) Pseudoperissolax blakei (200895 200912)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Pseudoperissolax blakei (191188)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) Perissolax blakei (122340) Pseudoperissolax blakei (52803)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Japan Pseudoperissolax blakei (81227 81229)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Pseudoperissolax blakei (161924)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Oregon) Pseudoperissolax blakei (200920 200921)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Japan Pseudoperissolax blakei (81232)