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Phos acuminatus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum (Phos) acuminatum was named by Martin (1879) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Myanmar, Indonesia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Phos acuminatus by Vredenburg (1923).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. bulbrooki, P. gaudens, P. parrishi, P. zacachunensis, P. reticosus, P. dingsi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Buccinum (Phos) acuminatum Martin p. 37 figs. pl. 7, fig. 5
1879Buccinum (Phos) acuminatum Martin p. 37 figs. pl. 7, fig. 5
1923Phos acuminatus Vredenburg p. 69

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPhosMonfort 1810
speciesacuminatus()

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.

†Phos acuminatus Martin 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Aquitanian or 23.03000 to 20.44000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Myanmar Phos acuminatus (76582 76584 76595 76596)