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Spirotropis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Spirotropis Sars p. 242 figs. pl. 17, figs 5a, 5b
1903Pleurotoma (Spirotropis) Arnold p. 216
1931Spirotropis Grant, IV and Gale p. 546
1944Spirotropis Durham p. 182
1976Spirotropis Moore p. 39
2002Spirotropis Sepkoski
2003Spirotropis Scarponi and Della Bella p. 25
2011Spirotropis Bouchet et al. p. 289

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyDrilliidae(Olsson 1964)
genusSpirotropisSars 1878

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. Spirotropis Sars 1878
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Subg. †Spirotropis (Spirotropis) Sars 1878
Spirotropis azorica Bouchet and Waren 1980
Spirotropis badensis Janssen 1993
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Invalid names: Pleurotoma (Drillia) modiola Hoernes and Auinger 1891 [synonym], Pleurotoma modiola Hornes 1854 [synonym], Pleurotoma scalaris Hauer 1837 [synonym], Spirotropis modiola Strausz 1966 [synonym]
Spirotropis calodius Moore 1963
Spirotropis campi Durham 1944
Spirotropis confusa Seguenza 1880
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Invalid names: Pleurotoma carinata Bivonae in Philip 1844 [synonym], Pleurotoma modiolum Locard 1897 [synonym], Spirotropis monterosatoi Bouchet and Warén 1980 [synonym]
Spirotropis dickersoni Weaver 1916
Spirotropis gramensis Janssen 1993
Spirotropis karamanensis Janssen 1993
Spirotropis modiolus Cristofori and Jan 1832
Spirotropis patagonica d'Orbigny 1841
Spirotropis spinescens Bellardi 1947
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Invalid names: Drillia spinescens Strausz 1966 [synonym]
Spirotropis tortonica Janssen 1993
Spirotropis washingtonensis Etherington 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Texas) S. claibornica (7789 83950 178054)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) S. claibornica (205520)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) S. campi (91606)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) S. bainbridgensis (91615) Turris dickersoni (52380)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Oregon) S. washingtonensis, S. calodius (39805)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Drillia spinescens (178108)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Oregon) S. sp. (201690) S. washingtonensis (39606 39698)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Romania Pleurotoma spinescens (86875)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Belgium S. gramensis (77859 77860)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Denmark S. gramensis (98312)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Pleurotoma carinata (84763)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy S. modiolus (71113 71131 71133 71134) S. sigmoidea (71136)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Pleurotoma carinata (84759) Pleurotoma scalaris (84819)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil Drillia patagonica (72116 72118 72120 72121 72122)