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Prisogaster valenciai

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Prisogaster valenciai was named by DeVries (2006) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene; Peru.]. Its type specimen is UWBM 97838, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Prisogaster valenciai DeVries p. 143 figs. figs. 15-19, 22
2013Prisogaster valenciai Nielsen p. 37

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPrisogasterMörch 1850
speciesvalenciai

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.

†Prisogaster valenciai DeVries 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:48:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:48:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Peru Prisogaster valenciai (80406 80541)