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Pyrazus (Pyrazisinus) scalinus

Gastropoda - Batillariidae

Taxonomy
Pyrazus (Pyrazisinus) scalinus was named by Olsson (1967) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Pleistocene; Florida.]. Its type specimen is USNM 645177, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. maldonadoi, P. scalariformis, P. sexangulum, P. vicinus, P. witkampi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Pyrazus (Pyrazisinus) scalinus Olsson p. 39 figs. pl. 6, fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyBatillariidae(Thiele 1929)
genusPyrazusHeilprin 1886
subgenusPyrazisinus
speciesscalinus

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 mobilesubf
Life habit: epifaunalsubf
Diet: grazersubf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:10:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:11:32
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Pyrazisinus scalinus (79876 79960)