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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Nucella : Nucella praecingulata |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Nucella praecingulata | species | belongs to Thais | stated with evidence | Haughton, 1932 | Nucella praecingulata | species | belongs to Nucella | stated with evidence | Kensley and Pether, 1986 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 3.60 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Muricidae) |
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Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Muricidae) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | B. Kensley and J. Pether. 1986. Late Tertiary and Early Quaternary Fossil Mollusca for the Hondeklip Area, Cape Province, South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 97(6):141-225 |
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