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Athleta (Neoathleta) barrandii

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Voluta barrandii was named by Deshayes (1865) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Athleta barrandei by Piccoli and Savazzi (1983); it was recombined as Athleta (Neoathleta) barrandii by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Voluta barrandii Deshayes p. 587 figs. pl. 10, fig. 1-2
1983Athleta barrandei Piccoli and Savazzi
1995Athleta (Neoathleta) barrandii Pacaud and Le Renard p. 166

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyAthletinaePilsbry and Olsson 1954
genusAthletaConrad 1853
subgenusNeoathleta(Bellardi 1890)
speciesbarrandii(Deshayes 1865)

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.

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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 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Athleta barrandei (78567)