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Brachysphingus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Brachysphingus was named by Gabb (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 614].

It was assigned to Buccinidae by Squires (1997), Squires (1999); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
B. clarki, B. gibbosus, B. mammilatus, B. sinuatus (syn. B. liratus, B. gabbi)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2020-06-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Brachysphingus Gabb pp. 155 - 156
1997Brachysphingus Squires pp. 850 - 851
1999Brachysphingus Squires p. 19
2002Brachysphingus 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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusBrachysphingus

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. †Brachysphingus Gabb 1869
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†Brachysphingus clarki Weaver 1912
†Brachysphingus gibbosus Nelson 1925
†Brachysphingus mammilatus Clark and Woodford 1927
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Invalid names: Brachysphingus gabbi Stewart 1927 [synonym], Brachysphingus liratus Gabb 1864 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 72.20000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) B. gibbosus (218668 218669)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) B. gibbosus (205347) B. liratus (190798) B. sinuatus (193035)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California ) B. gibbosus (184015)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) B. liratus (190776 190779 190781 190785 190788 190795 190800) B. sinuatus (11123) B. sinuatus, B. liratus, Pseudoliva sp. (11117) B. sp. (11121 11124 11125)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (California) B. gibbosus (69315 185135 185138 215686 218465 218467 218468 218471 218472 218662 218665 218666 218670 218672 220450 239601) B. liratus (184016 211017) B. mammilatus (218667) B. sinuatus (218664 218671 218673)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0USA (California) B. gibbosus (239680)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) B. gabbi (52612 52613) B. gibbosus (166042 185139 217132 218466 239605 239705 239708 239710) B. mammilatus, B. sinuatus, B. gibbosus (189952) B. sinuatus (90072 208721 218470 238831 238834 238836) B. sp. (52595)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07USA (California) B. mammilatus (218469)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) B. mammilatus (52420 52423 52424 52425 52426 52428 52431 52432 207305 207324 218663)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) B. clarki (241852)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) B. clarki (238094)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) B. clarki (140006)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) B. clarki (202067)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (Washington) B. clarki (241805)