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Pleurocinctosa trifilata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria trifilata was named by Dana (1847). It is the type species of Pleurocinctosa.

It was recombined as Peruvispira trifilata by Dickins (1961); it was recombined as Pleurocinctosa trifilata by Fletcher (1958), Waterhouse (1983) and Waterhouse (1987).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Pleurotomaria trifilata Dana
1847Pleurotomaria morrisiana M'Coy p. 306 figs. Pl 17, fig 5
1910Ptychomphalina morrisiana Laseron p. 221
1958Pleurocinctosa trifilata Fletcher p. 139
1961Peruvispira trifilata Dickins p. 145
1983Pleurocinctosa trifilata Waterhouse p. 253 figs. Pl 6, fig 18
1987Pleurocinctosa trifilata Waterhouse p. 182

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyCoelozoninae
genusPleurocinctosa
speciestrifilata()

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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Invalid names: Pleurotomaria morrisiana M'Coy 1847 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height15.57
shell diameter14.07

Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:14
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 293.52000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (New South Wales) Pleurotomaria trifilata (119250)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (New South Wales) Ptychomphalina morrisiana (161842 161845)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Pleurotomaria morrisiana (133344 133346) Pleurotomaria trifilata (133336)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand (Nelson) Peruvispira trifilata (41797)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) Pleurocinctosa trifilata (104740 104762 104763)