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Anchura
Taxonomy
Anchura was named by Conrad (1860) [Sepkoski's age data: K Barr K Maes-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Anchura abrupta.
It was assigned to Aporrhainae by Sohl (1964); to Aporrhaidae by Allison (1955), Saul and Popenoe (1993); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Aporrhainae by Sohl (1964); to Aporrhaidae by Allison (1955), Saul and Popenoe (1993); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
A. (Anchura), A. abrupta (syn. Drepanochilus martini) (type species), A. ainikta, A. angulata, A. baptos, A. callosa, A. carinifera, A. convexa, A. dubius, A. englishi, A. falciformis, A. fusiformis, A. gabbi, A. gibbera, A. halberdopsis, A. infortunata, A. monilifera, A. nanaimoensis, A. noackensis, A. nuptialis, A. pelsaerti, A. pennata, A. phaba, A. requieniana, A. substriata
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. americana, A. bailyi, A. bakeri, A. besairiei, A. bexarensis, A. catedralis, A. chapelvillensis, A. coffea, A. corniculata, A. denticulata, A. glabra, A. grouti, A. hopii, A. lamari, A. marginata, A. modesta, A. noakensis, A. parkinsoni, A. pergracilis, A. quadrilirata, A. raritanensis, A. robinaldina, A. rostrata, A. schweinfurthi, A. sucrensis, A. turricula, A. whitneyensis, A. zululandiae
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Clapham on 2025-03-24
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1860 | Anchura Conrad |
| 1955 | Anchura Allison p. 427 |
| 1964 | Anchura Sohl p. 366 |
| 1993 | Anchura Saul and Popenoe p. 353 |
| 2002 | Anchura Sepkoski |
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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. †Anchura Conrad 1860
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†Anchura ainikta Elder and Saul 1996
†Anchura angulata Gabb 1864
†Anchura baptos Elder and Saul 1996
†Anchura callosa Whiteaves 1903
†Anchura carinifera Gabb 1869
†Anchura convexa Wade 1926
†Anchura dubius Briart and Cornet 1868
†Anchura englishi Dickerson 1914
†Anchura falciformis Gabb 1864
Anchura fusiformis Meek 1877
†Anchura gabbi Dickerson 1914
†Anchura gibbera Webster 1983
†Anchura halberdopsis Elder and Saul 1996
†Anchura infortunata White 1887
†Anchura monilifera Gabb 1869
†Anchura nanaimoensis Whiteaves 1879
†Anchura noackensis Stephenson 1941
†Anchura nuptialis White 1874
†Anchura pelsaerti Wild and Stilwell 2016
†Anchura pennata Morton 1834
†Anchura phaba Elder and Saul 1996
†Anchura requieniana d'Orbigny 1842
†Anchura substriata Wade 1926
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993 | Medium- to large-sized aporrhaids with high, evenly tapering spires; sculpture ornate, with both axial and spiral elements, commonly noded at intersections; aperture sublenticular; anterior rostrum long and narrow; outer lip elongate, extended into a falcate digitation, bent posteriorly. |