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Polinices dubius

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)167855https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=167855
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Polinices : Polinices dubius
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
superorderHypsogastropoda
infraorderLittorinimorphaGolikov and Starobogtov 1975
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
genusPolinicesMonfort 1810
speciesPolinices dubius(RĂ©cluz 1843)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Polinices dubiusspeciesbelongs to Naticastated with evidenceRĂ©cluz, 1843
Polinices dubiusspeciesbelongs to Polynicesstated with evidenceStearns, 1893
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance5.33 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Polinices)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Polinices)
Taphonomyintermediate (based on Polinices)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. G. Hertlein. 1972. Pliocene fossils from Baltra (South Seymour) Island, Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 39(3):25-46

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1843Natica dubia RĂ©cluz p. 209
1893Polynices dubia Stearns pp. 401, 446
1972Polinices dubius Hertlein p. 40

References

Hertlein L. G. (1972) Pliocene fossils from Baltra (South Seymour) Island, Galápagos Islands, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 39 3, 25-46
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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