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Beringius

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Beringius was named by Dall (1886) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 158]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Neptuneidae by Marincovich (1988); to Beringiinae by Titova (1994); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Beringius Dall
1988Beringius Marincovich p. 17
1994Beringius Titova p. 322
2002Beringius Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyBeringiinaeGolikov and Starobogatov 1975
genusBeringiusDall 1886

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. Beringius Dall 1886
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Subg. Beringius (Beringius) Dall 1886
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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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Tortonian or 41.03000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Russian Federation (Kamchatka) B. pressulus (5946)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Russian Federation B. pressulus (50151)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63USA (Alaska) B. sp. (37660)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (Alaska) B. crebricostatus (67915 67916)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Alaska) B. hertleini (37392 37399 37401 37407 37411 37413 37414 37415 37416)