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Pyropsis proxima

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae

Taxonomy
Pyropsis proxima was named by Wade (1926) [m. kosnik taxon no: 3031]. Its type locality is Dave Weeks place, Coon Creek, which is in a Campanian coastal sandstone in the Ripley Formation of Tennessee.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Pyropsis proxima Wade
2011Pyropsis proxima Squires p. 1203

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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
superfamilyPyrifusoideaBandel and Dockery 2001
familyPyropsidaeStephenson 1941
genusPyropsis(Conrad 1860)
speciesproximaWade 1926

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.

Pyropsis proxima Wade 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:41:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:56:35
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 72.10000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Pyropsis proxima (type locality: 88357)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Pyropsis proxima (3605 3607 3632)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Pyropsis proxima (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Pyropsis proxima (205445)