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Seraphs

Gastropoda - Seraphsidae

Taxonomy
Seraphs was named by Montfort (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than T Ol-l].

It was reranked as Terebellum (Seraphs) by Vredenburg (1925).

It was assigned to Gastropoda by Link (1830), Gray (1841), Paetel (1888) and Bronn (1907); to Terebellum by Vredenburg (1925); to Strombidae by Durham (1944); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Seraphsidae by Harzhauser (2007), Darragh (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Seraphs Montfort
1830Serapis Link
1841Seraphys Gray
1888Serapsis Paetel
1907Seraphis Bronn
1925Terebellum (Seraphs) Vredenburg p. 323
1944Seraphs Durham p. 165
2002Seraphs Sepkoski
2007Seraphs Harzhauser p. 104
2017Seraphs Darragh p. 52

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familySeraphsidaeGray 1853
genusSeraphsMontfort 1810

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. †Seraphs Montfort 1810
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Subg. †Seraphs (Seraphs) Montfort 1810
†Seraphs naricus Vredenburg 1925
†Seraphs subconvolutus d'Orbigny 1852
†Seraphs thompsoni Dickerson 1914
†Seraphs volutatus Solander and Brander 1766
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Invalid names: Seraphs convolutum Lamarck 1802 [synonym]
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: base of the Danian to the top of the Pliocene or 66.00000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) S. thompsoni (190798)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) S. thompsoni (190795)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy S. sopitus (81058)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain Terebellum eratoides (75358 75361)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Champagne Ardenne) S. volutatus (178002)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Picardie) Terebellum sopitum, S. volutatus (178083)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Yvelines) S. sp. (177970)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Eure-et-Loir) S. chilophorus, S. volutatus (178055)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France S. chilophorus (171532) S. chilophorus, S. leukoleptus, S. olivaceus, S. peterjungi, S. sp. 1, S. volutatus (94590) Terebellum convolutum (184107) Terebellum sopitum (171526)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Indonesia (Central Java) S. squamosum (179074 179075)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Mexico (Chiapas) Terebelum sp. (79943)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy S. sopitus (81059)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Île-de-France) S. peterjungi, S. olivaceus, S. leukoleptus, S. chilophorus (171522)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Indonesia S. pisciforme, S. squamosum (70082) S. squamosus (78745 79524)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Romania Terebellum sopitum (101879 101959)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Oise) Terebellum convolutum (3494)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Île-de-France) S. sopitus (179128)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France S. sopitus, S. chilophorus (78567)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Italy S. sopitus (177603)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) S. fusiformis (42636)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) S. sp. (178662)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Panama Terebellum belemnitum (42495)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria Terebellum sopitum, Terebellum belemnitoideum (102289)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) Terebellum sopitum (102230)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Romania Terebellum sopitum (101967 101974 102031 102032 102035 102174)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) S. sp. (205825)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) Terebellum belemnitum (41453 61109 92044)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy S. sopitus (78565) Terebellum sopitum (78617)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Landes) S. subconvolutus (176463)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Pakistan Terebellum naricum (77159)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Oman S. subconvolutus (75608)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Oman S. subconvolutus (75609)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Pakistan Terebellum naricum (77459)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) S. naricum (41473)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Papua New Guinea S. subulatum (78263)