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Peristichia
| Description | Peristichia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peristichia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pyramidellidae : Peristichia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Peristichia Dall, 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Dall W.H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College, 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 3.60 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Pyramidellidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Pyramidellidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. A. Todd. 2001. Systematic list of gastropods in the Panama Paleontology Project collections. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peristichia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Peristichia agria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Peristichia bathyraphe species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Peristichia hermosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Peristichia lepta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Peristichia martschi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Peristichia pedroana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Peristichia pliocena species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Peristichia toreta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Peristidina Cossmann, 1904 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pyramidellidae : Peristidina |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1889 | Peristichia Dall |
| 2001 | Peristichia Todd |
References
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!
