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Mitra (Pleioptygma) carolinensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Taxonomy
Voluta carolinensis was named by Conrad (1840). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Pleioptygma.

It was recombined as Mitra (Pleioptygma) carolinensis by Woodring (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Voluta carolinensis Conrad
1964Mitra (Pleioptygma) carolinensis Woodring p. 282

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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)
speciescarolinensis(Conrad 1840)

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.

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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 08:22:13
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:13
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 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Pleioptygma carolinensis (96536)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Pleioptygma carolinensis (79960)