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Promartynia pulligo

Gastropoda - Tegulidae

Taxonomy
Trochus pulligo was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chlorostoma pulligo by Ashley (1895); it was recombined as Phorcus pulligo by Arnold (1903); it was recombined as Tegula pulligo by Alf (2019); it was recombined as Promartynia pulligo by Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Trochus pulligo Gmelin p. 3585
1853Trochus marcidus Gould p. 381 figs. Pl. 14, Fig. 1
1895Chlorostoma pulligo Ashley p. 342
1903Phorcus pulligo Arnold
1924Tegula pulligo taylori Oldroyd p. 171 figs. Pl. 20, fig. 1 - 2
2019Tegula pulligo Alf p. 75 figs. Figure 7 - 8
2021Promartynia pulligo Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTegulidae(Kuroda et al. 1971)
genusPromartyniaLesson 1835
speciespulligo(Gmelin 1791)

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.

Promartynia pulligo Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Tegula pulligo taylori Oldroyd 1924 [invalid subgroup], Trochus marcidus Gould 1853 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Alf 2019Shell 20–40 mm, coniform with straight sides, umbilicate, columellar denticles very weak; early whorls flat-sided, finely striate, later whorls slightly rounded with impressed suture, some specimens sculptured with oblique rugose ridges; basal angularity sharp or slightly rounded; base smooth or with fine spiral grooves, evenly sloping into broad, funnel-like umbilicus, not bordered by spiral cord; juvenile shell gray with white mottling at periphery; mature shell purplish brown to orange, sometimes with alternating light, dark zones, often with row of lighter spots beneath the suture, color of base lighter.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:46
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Tegula pulligo (37947)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Chlorostoma pulligo (222674) Phorcus pulligo (222662) Tegula pulligo (59063)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Tegula pulligo (67642)