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Ptychosyca inornata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4959219https://www.gbif.org/species/4959219
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)62007https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=62007
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Ptychosyca : Ptychosyca inornata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Ptychosyca : Ptychosyca inornata
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassProsobranchiaMilne-Edwards 1848
superorderCaenogastropodaCox 1959
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyPseudolivinaeCossmann 1901
genusPtychosycaGabb 1877
speciesPtychosyca inornataGabb 1876
Generic NamePtychosyca
Scientific NamePtychosyca inornata Gabb, 1876
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ptychosyca inornataspeciesbelongs to Ptychosycastated without evidenceGabb, 1876
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Motilityactively mobile (based on Buccinidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Buccinidae)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)N. F. Sohl. 1964. Neogastropoda, Opisthobranchia, and Basommatophora from the Ripley, Owl Creek, and Prairie Bluff Formations. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 331(B):153-344

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1876Ptychosyca inornata Gabb

References

Sohl N. F. (1964) Neogastropoda, Opisthobranchia, and Basommatophora from the Ripley, Owl Creek, and Prairie Bluff Formations, US Geological Survey Professional Paper 331 B, 153-344
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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