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Ringicula (Ringicula) pinguis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae

Taxonomy
Cinulia pinguis was named by Gabb (1864). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ringinella pinguis by Gabb (1869); it was recombined as Tornatellaea pinguis by Nelson (1925) and Stewart (1927); it was recombined as Ringicula (Ringicula) pinguis by Squires (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Cinulia pinguis Gabb p. 112 figs. PL 29, Fig. 221, and 221 a, b
1869Ringinella pinguis Gabb p. 175
1925Tornatellaea pinguis Nelson p. 436
1927Tornatellaea pinguis Stewart pp. 433 - 434 figs. Plate XXV, fig. 10
1999Ringicula (Ringicula) pinguis Squires p. 22 figs. Figures 45, 46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyRingiculidaePhilippi 1853
genusRingiculaDeshayes 1838
subgenusRingiculaDeshayes 1838
speciespinguis()

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 mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:06:11
Modified: 2009-05-20 11:06:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Ypresian or 89.80000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) Cinulia pinguis (44232)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7USA (California) Tornatellaea pinguis (192824)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Ringicula pinguis (22931)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Ringinella pinguis (190776 190777 190786 190795 190798) Tornatellaea pinguis (11117 11121)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58USA (California) Tornatellaea pinguis (11123)
Middle Paleocene61.7 - 58.7USA (California) Tornatellaea pinguis (192844)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (California) Ringinella pinguis (184016)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Tornatellaea pinguis (11126 204137)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Ringicula pinguis (207323)