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Pterocerella poinsettiformis

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Pterocerella poinsettiformis was named by Stephenson (1941).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. tippana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Pterocerella poinsettiformis Stephenson
2017Pterocerella poinsettiformis Musavu Moussavou et al. p. 290 fig. 3C

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyPterocerellinaeBandel 2007
genusPterocerellaMeek 1864
speciespoinsettiformisStephenson 1941

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.

†Pterocerella poinsettiformis Stephenson 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 93.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Gabon Pterocerella poinsettiformis (209538)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Pterocerella poinsettiformis (6135)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Pterocerella poinsettiformis (7513)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Pterocerella poinsettiformis (7440 7481)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Pterocerella poinsettiformis (6171 6176)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Pterocerella poinsettiformis (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Pterocerella poinsettiformis (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Pterocerella poinsettiformis (7480 7550)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Pterocerella poinsettiformis (7477)