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Sullivania perexilis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Pleurotoma perexilis was named by Aldrich (1886). It is the type species of Sullivania.

It was recombined as Sullivania perexilis by Harris and Palmer (1947).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Pleurotoma perexilis Aldrich
1947Sullivania perexilis Harris and Palmer p. 433

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
genusSullivania
speciesperexilis(Aldrich 1886)

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.

Sullivania perexilis Aldrich 1886
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. D. Harris and K. E. H. Palmer 1947hell slender, acuminate; whorls eight, convex, surface covered by revolving lines, which in some places have finer ones between, especially on the lower half of the shell. Lines of growth faint, very distinct under a glass; suture bordered below by an impressed line; slit wide and shallow; aperture half the length of the shell.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:09:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:09:25
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Sullivania perexilis (90643 232682)