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Perissitys

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Perissityidae

Taxonomy
Perissitys was named by Stewart (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo-u T Than-l Sepkoski's reference number: 727]. Its type is Perissolax brevirostris. It is the type genus of Perissityidae.

It was assigned to Perissityidae by Popenoe and Saul (1987); to Vasinae by Beu et al. (1990); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Perissitys Stewart p. 426 figs. Pla.te XX, fig. 4
1927Cophocara Stewart pp. 428, 429 figs. Plate XX, figs. 1, 2, 3.
1983Cophocara Zinsmeister p. 1298
1987Perissitys Popenoe and Saul p. 12
1990Perissitys Beu et al. p. 84
2002Cophocara Sepkoski
2002Perissitys 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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinaceae(Rafinesque 1815)
familyPerissityidae
genusPerissitys

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. †Perissitys Stewart 1927
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†Perissitys colocara Popenoe and Saul 1987
†Perissitys cretacea Cooper 1896
†Perissitys elaphia Popenoe and Saul 1987
†Perissitys pacifica Popenoe and Saul 1987
†Perissitys stantoni Stewart 1927
†Perissitys stewarti Zinsmeister 1983
Invalid names: Cophocara Stewart 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. P. Popenoe and L. R. Saul 1987Bucciniform to pyriform gastropods of medium to moderately large size with a subangulate whorl periphery which is ornamented by fewer than five spiral ribs. The crossing of these spiral ribs by short axial ribs produces the characteristic noded periphery. The edge of the outer lip anterior to the periphery is fimbriated. With the exception of the geologically earliest species, P. cretacea (Cooper), all species have an expanded inner lip that is developed at growth halts and is the inner lip equivalent of a varix.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:41:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:56:35
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Thanetian or 89.80000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (101 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (California) Cophocara sp. (229008) Perissolax brevirostris (193032)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (California) P. cretacea (3887 72037 86783 215323) Perissolax brevirostris (44232)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (California) P. cretacea (203585 215311 220408)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) P. elaphia (72038 72079 86956 207435 215315)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) P. sp. (215319)
Middle Santonian - Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) P. elaphia (72039)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) P. brevirostris (44275 44276 44279) P. elaphia (62358 86780 86781 86954 215307 215317)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) P. elaphia (72042 72043)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (California) P. elaphia (72041)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Washington) P. brevirostris (86868)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) P. brevirostris (86937) Perissolax brevirostris (158389)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) P. brevirostris (72044)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) P. brevirostris (3888 35061 44277 69312 86939 185156 185172 214075 220920) Perissolax brevirostris (239772)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) P. brevirostris (72057 86793) P. brevirostris, P. pacifica (86872) P. pacifica (72058 72059 86794 98225 185168) P. sp. (167703)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Washington) P. brevirostris (72053)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) P. brevirostris (185174 185178 219078 220911 220916 221106) P. pacifica (144763 144764)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) P. colocara (72063 190523)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (California) P. colocara (176951)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Cophocara n. sp. (66683 224893) Cophocara n. sp., P. colocara (215320) Cophocara sp. (215316) Cophocara sp., P. colocara (86821) P. brevirostris (225632) P. colocara (72060 72064 72066 72067)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) P. colocara (72061 72062 180431)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Cophocara stantoni (11122 72069 220391) P. stantoni (72070 72071 72072 177889)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Cophocara sp. (83785) Cophocara stantoni (83774 83793) P. stantoni (72076 176930 185491 185706 215313)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) P. stewarti (215314)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California ) P. stewarti (184015)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66Mexico P. stewarti (72078)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (California) P. stewarti (72073 72075)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Cophocara stantoni (11124 11125)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Cophocara stantoni (11126) Cophocara stewarti (205394)