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Ranella promensis

Gastropoda - Cymatiidae

Taxonomy
Ranella promensis was named by Vredenburg (1921) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Myanmar.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Kama (Kama stage), which is in an Aquitanian marine horizon in the Kama Formation of Myanmar.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Ranella promensis Vredenburg p. 290

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCymatiidaeIredale 1913
genusRanellaLamarck 1816
speciespromensis

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.

†Ranella promensis Vredenburg 1921
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2006-11-12 08:17:11
Modified: 2006-11-12 10:17:11
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Aquitanian or 23.03000 to 20.44000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Myanmar Ranella promensis (type locality: 76583)