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Eratopsis

Gastropoda - Eratoidae

Taxonomy
Eratopsis was named by Hörnes and Auinger (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Erato (Eratopsis) by Mandic et al. (2002).

It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Eratoidae by Harzhauser (2002); and to Erato by Mandic et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Eratopsis Hörnes and Auinger
2002Eratopsis Harzhauser p. 86
2002Erato (Eratopsis) Mandic et al. p. 300
2002Eratopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyEratoidaeGill 1871
genusEratopsisHörnes and Auinger 1880

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. Eratopsis Hörnes and Auinger 1880
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†Erato (Eratopsis) barrandei Hoernes and Auinger 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Piacenzian or 37.71000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy E. sp. (78617)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Austria Erato barrandei (74650)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Hungary E. barrandei (179230)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Erato pernana (38823)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Erato pernana (80564)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium (Antwerp) Erato pernana (179597)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy (Siena) Erato pernana (178267)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Erato pernana (179079)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Spain Erato pernana (80558 80561 80562 80563)