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Varicospira

Gastropoda - Rostellariidae

Taxonomy

Varicospira was named by Eames (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1074]. It is extant. Its type is Strombus cancellatus.

It was reranked as Dientomochilus (Varicospira) by Eames (1952).

It was assigned to Dientomochilus by Eames (1952); to Strombidae by Ladd (1972), Ladd (1982); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Strombinae by Harzhauser (2007); to Rostellariinae by Harzhauser et al. (2009); and to Rimellinae by Squires (2013).

Species

Dientomochilus (Varicospira) pakistanicus, Dientomochilus (Varicospira) rakhiensis, Dientomochilus (Varicospira) tenuiincisus, V. cancellata, V. crispata, V. gerthi, V. javana, V. longirostra, V. martini, V. mordax (syn. V. sokkohensis), V. narica, V. rembangensis, V. semicancellata, V. sindiensis, V. spinifera, V. subrimosa, V. zuschini

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1952	Dientomochilus (Varicospira) Eames p. 70
1952	Varicospira Eames p. 70
1972	Varicospira Ladd p. 56
1982	Varicospira Ladd p. 33
2002	Varicospira Sepkoski
2007	Varicospira Harzhauser p. 100
2009	Varicospira Harzhauser et al. p. 345
2013	Varicospira Squires p. 828

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
superfamily	Stromboidea	(Rafinesque 1815)
family	Rostellariidae	(Gabb 1868)
subfamily	Rimellinae	Stewart 1927
genus	Varicospira

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. Varicospira Eames 1952

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†Dientomochilus (Varicospira) pakistanicus Eames 1952

†Dientomochilus (Varicospira) rakhiensis Eames 1952

†Dientomochilus (Varicospira) tenuiincisus Eames 1952

†Rimella javana gedrosiana Vredenburg 1928

Varicospira cancellata Lamarck 1816

Varicospira crispata Sowerby 1842

†Varicospira gerthi Pannekoek 1936

†Varicospira javana Martin 1879

†Varicospira longirostra Pannekoek 1936

†Varicospira martini Pannekoek 1936

†Varicospira mordax Martin 1916

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Invalid names: Varicospira sokkohensis Martin 1916 [synonym]

†Varicospira narica Vredenburg 1925

†Varicospira rembangensis Pannekoek 1936

†Varicospira semicancellata Martin 1899

†Varicospira sindiensis Vredenburg 1925

†Varicospira spinifera Martin 1899

Varicospira subrimosa d'Orbigny 1852

†Varicospira zuschini Harzhauser 2007

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Locomotion:

actively mobilesuperf

Life habit:

epifaunalsuperf

Diet:

grazersuperf

Vision:

limitedc

Created:

2009-09-10 07:58:44

Modified:

2009-09-10 09:58:44

Source: superf = superfamily, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (43 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Eocene	56.0 - 33.9	Pakistan	Dientomochilus rakhiensis (183868 183937)
Lutetian	48.07 - 41.03	Pakistan	Dientomochilus rakhiensis (183847 183936)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	Pakistan	Dientomochilus pakistanicus (8676) Dientomochilus pakistanicus, Dientomochilus tenuiincisus (183853)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 27.3	Pakistan	Rimella subrimosa (77157 77450)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	Pakistan	Rostellaria sindiensis (77159)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	Iran	Rimella subrimosa (76199)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Oman	V. zuschini, V. mordax (75607)
Aquitanian	23.04 - 20.45	Myanmar	Rimella javana (76583)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	India	Dientomochilus subrimosus (72033) Rimella javana (72084) Rimella subrimosa (72083 76574)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Marshall Islands	V. cancellata (78030)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Pakistan	Tibia sindiensis (77459)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	India	V. subrimosa (111230)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	France	V. decussata (74868)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	India (Gujarat)	V. subrimosa (179086)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Indonesia	Dientomochilus gerthi, Dientomochilus longirostra, Dientomochilus rembangensis, Dientomochilus martini, Rimella semicancellata (70085) Rimella mordax, Rimella sokkohensis (70086) Tibia cancellata (70185)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	Indonesia	Dientomochilus javana (70078)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	Indonesia (Kalimantan)	V. sp. (173685)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	Indonesia (Borneo)	Rimella javana (42311)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	Philippines	V. cancellata (70138)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	Palau	V. crispata (77931)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.58	India	Dientomochilus cancellatus (77658)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.58	Philippines (Tayabas)	Dientomochilus crispatus (41523 41525 41529)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.58	Indonesia	Dientomochilus cancellata (70105)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.58	Papua New Guinea	Rimella cancellata (78263)
Pliocene - Pleistocene	5.333 - 0.0117	Malaysia	Rimella crispata (72092 72096) Rimella javana (72104) Rimella javana, Rimella crispata (72098)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.58	Indonesia	Dientomochilus cancellata (70084)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.58	Fiji	V. cancellata (78066)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.774	Fiji	V. cancellata (94832)
Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.0117	Philippines (Panay)	Dientomochilus crispatus (41651)