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Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Gyrodes spillmani was named by Gabb (1861) [m. kosnik taxon no: 1586].

It was recombined as Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani by Dockery (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Gyrodes spillmani Gabb p. 289 figs. pl. 46, fig. 45
1964Gyrodes spillmani Sohl p. 369
1993Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani Dockery pp. 75 - 76 figs. Plate 20, figures 11-12

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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)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyAmpullospirinaeCox 1930
genusGyrodesConrad 1860
subgenusSohlella
speciesspillmani(Gabb 1861)

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. T. Dockery 1993Small sized, thin-shelled Gyrodes having a narrow and depressed subsutural ramp with a raised, smooth, broadly rounded shoulder, and evenly rounded basal and umbilical margins.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-10-20 01:54:26
Modified: 2004-10-20 03:54:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Gyrodes spillmani (6655 6660 7456 7457 7458 32140)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Gyrodes spillmani (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Gyrodes spillmani (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Gyrodes spillmani (4586 4601 4609 7528 7541)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Gyrodes spillmani (7506 205512)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Gyrodes spillmani (4101 7473 7476 7586 7590 7592 7593)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Gyrodes spillmani (4266 4267 4277 4279)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Gyrodes spillmani (125950)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Gyrodes spillmani (4239 4247 4254 4256 4263 4264 4283)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Gyrodes spillmani (4364 4365 4368 4369 4370 4371 4372 4373)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Gyrodes spillmani (4121)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Gyrodes spillmani (4124 4127 4132 4136 4137 4141 4142 4147 4150 4157 4160)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Gyrodes spillmani (4399 4400 4401 4413 4414 4500 4501)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Gyrodes spillmani (4346)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Gyrodes spillmani (4385)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Gyrodes spillmani (4178 4179 4180 4186 4193 4203 4205 4230)