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Cassis (Cassis)

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Cassis (Cassis) was named by Scopoli (1777). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cassis by Scopoli (1777), Schenck (1926) and Abbass (1967).

Subtaxa
Cassis (Cassis) anwari
Species lacking formal opinion data
Cassis abbreviatus, Cassis mombasana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1777Cassis (Cassis) Scopoli
1926Cassis (Cassis) Schenck p. 75
1967Cassis (Cassis) Abbass p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyCassinaeLatreille 1825
genusCassisScopoli 1777
subgenusCassisScopoli 1777

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Cassis (Cassis) Scopoli 1777
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†Cassis (Cassis) anwari Abbass 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:59:15
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Tortonian or 41.30000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Egypt Cassis anwari (2960)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece Cassis postmamillaris (72305)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Cassis postmamillaris (72310)