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Cryptonatica affinis

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Nerita affinis was named by Gmelin (1791) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Northern Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Natica affinis by Simonarson et al. (1998); it was recombined as Tectonatica affinis by Eiriksson et al. (2004); it was recombined as Cryptonatica affinis by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Natica platabasis

Synonyms
  • Cryptonatica aleutica was named by Dall (1919). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Natica (Cryptonatica) clausa by Marincovich (1977); it was synonymized subjectively with Cryptonatica affinis by Hendy (2020).
  • Neverita russa was named by Gould (1859). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Natica russa by Willett (1937); it was recombined as Tectonatica russa by Glen (1953); it was synonymized subjectively with Natica (Cryptonatica) clausa by Marincovich (1977); it was synonymized subjectively with Cryptonatica affinis by Hendy (2020).
  • Natica clausa was named by Broderip and Sowerby (1829) [DISTRIBUTION: Holocene-Recent; Northern and Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

    It was recombined as Natica (Tectonatica) clausa by Soper and Grant (1932); it was recombined as Natica (Cryptonatica) clausa by Richards (1962), Marincovich (1977), Marincovich (1983) and Marincovich (1988); it was recombined as Tectonatica clausa by Okutani (1964); it was recombined as Cryptonatica clausa by Majima (1989); it was synonymized subjectively with Cryptonatica affinis by Bouchet and Warén (1993) and Hendy (2020).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Nerita affinis Gmelin p. 3675
1829Natica clausa Broderip and Sowerby p. 372
1859Neverita russa Gould p. 43
1919Cryptonatica aleutica Dall p. 352
1932Natica (Tectonatica) clausa Soper and Grant p. 1063
1937Natica russa Willett
1950Cryptonatica aleutica Woodring and Bramlette p. 41
1953Tectonatica russa Glen figs. fig. 5
1962Natica (Cryptonatica) clausa Richards
1964Tectonatica clausa Okutani pp. 395-396
1977Natica (Cryptonatica) clausa Marincovich pp. 410 - 418 figs. PI. 41, figs. 7-10; PI. 42, figs. 1-6; Text-fig. 8
1983Natica (Cryptonatica) clausa Marincovich p. 113
1988Natica (Cryptonatica) clausa Marincovich p. 15
1989Cryptonatica clausa Majima p. 82
1998Natica affinis Simonarson et al.
2004Tectonatica affinis Eiriksson et al.
2021Cryptonatica affinis Hendy

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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)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyNaticinaeGuilding 1834
genusCryptonaticaDall 1892
speciesaffinis(Gmelin 1791)

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.

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Invalid names: Cryptonatica aleutica Dall 1919 [synonym], Natica clausa Broderip and Sowerby 1829 [synonym], Tectonatica russa Gould 1859 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Holocene or 28.10000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (123 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Alaska) Natica clausa (37662)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608USA (Alaska) Natica clausa (37646 37649 37651 37652 37653 37655 37656 37661)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62USA (Alaska) Natica clausa (37383)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan (Hokkaido) Cryptonatica clausa (77919)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Alaska) Natica clausa (67917)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Alaska) Natica clausa (37398 37401 37413 37414 37415 37416 37498 37500)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Natica clausa (71145 71146 71148 71149 71152 71153)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Natica clausa (96885)
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.806USA (California) Cryptonatica affinis (214264 214266 214270 214272)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Cryptonatica aleutica (96571 96572 96573) Natica clausa (200398)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Natica clausa (84764 84819)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Aomori) Cryptonatica clausa (234746 234747)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Cryptonatica aleutica (189541 189542) Natica clausa (186031)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (California) Natica clausa (217009)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Washington) Natica clausa (71109 71110)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Cryptonatica affinis (214281 214285) Cryptonatica aleutica (189561 189759 189765 189767 189768 207663 207666 207667 207671 207672 207673 207674 207675)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Alaska) Natica clausa (38004 38007 38008)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (California) Cryptonatica aleutica (83787 168757 231899)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greenland Natica affinis (75092)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Iceland Natica clausa (79897 79901 79979 79980 79981)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Natica clausa (71142)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Cryptonatica clausa (37936 37947)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Natica clausa (96894 202988 203108 203113 203114 207886 222663 222665 222666 223327) Natica russa (200409) Tectonatica clausa (202634 202636 202637 202638 202639 202644 202646 202648)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Natica clausa (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Iceland Tectonatica affinis (75055 75056 75057)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Cryptonatica clausa (37672 37673) Natica clausa (222949 223013)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Cryptonatica affinis (75490 75517 75526)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland Natica clausa (227027 227030 227031 227040)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Natica clausa (71059)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Natica clausa (41302)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maine) Natica clausa (66338 66339 66342 66351 66355 104049)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland (Disko Island) Natica clausa (227045 227046)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (New Brunswick) Natica clausa (66530 66532)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Natica clausa (66500)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Cryptonatica affinis (51005)