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Mitra (Pleioptygma)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Pleioptygma Conrad
1953Mitra (Pleioptygma) Olsson and Harbison p. 189
1958Mitra (Pleioptygma) DuBar p. 189
1964Mitra (Pleioptygma) Woodring p. 282
2002Pleioptygma Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyMitroideaSwainson 1831
familyMitridaeSwainson 1831
genusMitra
subgenusPleioptygma(Conrad 1862)

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.

Subg. Mitra (Pleioptygma) Conrad 1862
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Mitra (Pleioptygma) zaca Strong et al. 1933
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 08:22:13
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:13
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Mitra prodroma (41760 42250 42281 42290 42328 42443)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Mitra limonensis (145343) Pleioptygma limonensis (142926)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Mitra limonensis (93062 93177)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Mitra swainsoni (134667)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Mitra heilprini (41749)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Pleioptygma carolinensis (96536)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Pleioptygma carolinensis (79960) Pleioptygma lindae (79959)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Florida) Pleioptygma lineolata (79804)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Mitra heilprini (41501 79331) Pleioptygma heilpriri (79786)