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Clithon

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Taxonomy
Clithon was named by Montfort (1810) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9733]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Neritina (Clithon) by Martin (1916); it was reranked as Theodoxus (Clithon) by Ladd (1934) and Oostingh (1935).

It was assigned to Neritina by Martin (1916); to Theodoxus by Ladd (1934) and Oostingh (1935); and to Neritidae by Ladd (1966) and Jensen (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Clithon Montfort p. 327
1916Neritina (Clithon) Martin
1934Theodoxus (Clithon) Ladd p. 208
1935Theodoxus (Clithon) Oostingh p. 5
1966Clithon Ladd p. 57
1996Clithon Jensen p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNeritidaeRafinesque 1815
genusClithonMontfort 1810

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.

G. Clithon Montfort 1810
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Subg. Clithon (Clithon) Montfort 1810
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Subg. Clithon (Vittoclithon) Lozouet et al. 2001
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†Clithon oualaniensis Lesson 1830
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-02-28 03:00:43
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:38:05
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Theodoxus fabulus (22931)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene66.0 - 58.7United Kingdom (England) Pictoneritina pisiformis (8083 8085)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France C. barbei (183943 183944)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) Theodoxus passyanus (85445)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria Theodoxus passyanus (103742)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Vittoclithon fulminiferus (95898)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Theodoxus oualanensis (63040)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Theodoxus oualanensis (70077)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Fiji C. corona (78060)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Theodoxus sp. (84524)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (East Java) C. sp. 1, C. sp. 2 (96671) C. sp. 3 (96669)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Pictoneritina oulaniensis (97961)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Theodoxus luteofasciatus (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) Theodoxus luteofasciatus (160395)