Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Gastropoda |
| Order: Neogastropoda |
| Family: Buccinoidea incertae sedis |
| Genus: Ptychosalpinx |
| Species: Ptychosalpinx laqueata (Conrad, 1832) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Chowan River Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Duplin / Raysor Formations [Uncommon] |
| Jackson Bluff Formation [Common] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common] |
| Yorktown Formation [Common] |
Remarks
Common name: n/a
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Conrad, 1832, p. 19):
“Ovate conical, with spiral striae, and minute spiral lines between; ribs or folds elevated, subacute, obsolete on the inferior half of the body whorl.
Locality. James River, near Smithfield, Va. Upper Tertiary.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks: n/a
References: n/a
Online resources:
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on August 20, 2015. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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