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Agasoma

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Agasoma was named by Gabb (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 614].

It was assigned to Fusidae by Clark and Arnold (1923); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Buccinidae by Snyder (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Agasoma Gabb p. 46
1923Agasoma Clark and Arnold p. 160
2002Agasoma Sepkoski
2003Agasoma Snyder

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAgasoma

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. †Agasoma Gabb 1869
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Subg. †Agasoma (Trophosycon) Cooper 1894
†Agasoma acuminatum Anderson and Martin 1914
†Agasoma andersoni Wiedey 1928
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Invalid names: Agasoma oregonense Anderson and Martin 1914 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 33.90000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3USA (California) A. acuminatum (71189 71191 71192 71194 71197 71198)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Oregon) A. acuminatum, A. oregonense (180445)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Canada (British Columbia) A. acuminatum (7738 63087 91214 206864) Bruclarkia acuminatum (206743)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Bruclarkia acuminatum (208172 208173 208176)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63USA (Alaska) Bruclarkia andersoni (37652 37661)