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Prunum roscidum

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Taxonomy
Marginella roscida was named by Redfield (1860) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene-Recent; Virginia-Florida.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Prunum roscidum by Richards (1962), Spencer and Campbell (1987) and Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. berjadinense, P. curtum, P. marginatum

Synonyms
  • Marginella eulima was named by Dall (1892) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene; Florida.]. It is not a trace fossil.

    It was recombined as Marginella (Leptegonana) eulima by DuBar (1958); it was synonymized subjectively with Prunum roscidum by Hendy et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Marginella roscida Redfield p. 174
1892Marginella eulima Dall p. 225 figs. pl. 13, fig. 10
1957Marginella roscida Abbott pp. 52-53
1958Marginella (Leptegonana) eulima DuBar p. 191
1962Prunum roscidum Richards p. 85
1987Prunum roscidum Spencer and Campbell p. 68
2008Prunum roscidum Hendy et al.

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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
familyMarginellidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyMarginellinaeFleming 1828
genusPrunumSwainson 1840
speciesroscidum(Redfield 1860)

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.

Prunum roscidum Redfield 1860
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Invalid names: Marginella eulima Dall 1892 [synonym]
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 08:20:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.80000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Marginella eulima (41749)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Marginella eulima (41497 41501 79331)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Prunum roscidum (7108)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) Marginella eulima (41705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Prunum roscidum (69087)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) Prunum roscidum (66742)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Prunum roscidum (69048 69049)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Prunum roscidum (66757 66758 66760)