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Leucosyrinx nicoya

Description

Leucosyrinx nicoya is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4961672https://www.gbif.org/species/4961672
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)107959https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=107959
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudomelatomidae : Leucosyrinx : Leucosyrinx nicoya
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudomelaniidae : Leucosyrinx : Leucosyrinx nicoya
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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
familyPseudomelaniidaeCossmann 1909
genusLeucosyrinxDall 1889
speciesLeucosyrinx nicoyaOlsson 1942
Generic NameLeucosyrinx
Scientific NameLeucosyrinx nicoya Olsson, 1942
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Leucosyrinx nicoyaspeciesbelongs to Leucosyrinxstated with evidenceOlsson, 1942
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance5.33 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic
Last Recorded Appearance5.33 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Turridae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Turridae)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. P. Woodring. 1970. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (gastropods: Eulimidae, Marginellidae to Helminthoglyptidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(D):299-452
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucosyrinx_nicoya

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1942Leucosyrinx nicoya Olsson p. 57 figs. pl. 12, fig. 2

References

Woodring W. P. (1970) Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (gastropods: Eulimidae, Marginellidae to Helminthoglyptidae)., United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306 D, 299-452
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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