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Leucosyrinx fijiensis

Description

Leucosyrinx fijiensis 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)8697381https://www.gbif.org/species/8697381
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)343017https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=343017
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudomelatomidae : Leucosyrinx : Leucosyrinx fijiensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudomelaniidae : Leucosyrinx : Leucosyrinx fijiensis
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 fijiensisLadd 1982
Generic NameLeucosyrinx
Scientific NameLeucosyrinx fijiensis Ladd, 1982
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Leucosyrinx fijiensisspeciesbelongs to Leucosyrinxstated with evidenceLadd, 1982
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Turridae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Turridae)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)H. S. Ladd. 1982. Cenozoic fossil mollusks from Western Pacific Islands; Gastropods (Volutidae through Terebridae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1171:1-100
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucosyrinx_fijiensis

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1982Leucosyrinx fijiensis Ladd pp. 64 - 65 figs. pl. 20, f. 14, 15

References

Ladd H. S. (1982) Cenozoic fossil mollusks from Western Pacific Islands; Gastropods (Volutidae through Terebridae), United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1171, 1-100
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