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Nassarius (Caesia)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Caesia Adams and Adams
1965Nassarius (Caesia) Addicott p. B5
2002Caesia Sepkoski
2002Zaphon 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)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
subfamilyNassariinaeIredale 1916
genusNassariusDuméril 1806
subgenusCaesia(Adams and Adams 1853)

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.

Subg. Nassarius (Caesia) Adams and Adams 1853
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†Caesia californiana Conrad 1856
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Invalid names: Nassa waldorfensis Arnold 1908 [synonym]
†Caesia cerritensis Arnold 1903
†Caesia delosi Woodring 1946
Caesia fossatus Gould 1849
†Caesia moraniana Martin 1914
Caesia perpinguis Hinds 1844
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Invalid names: Nassa interstriata Conrad 1855 [synonym]
†Caesia rhinetes Berry 1953
†Nassa fossatus coilotera Woodring 1946
Invalid names: Zaphon [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 09:57:48
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:07:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (197 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (California) Nassarius californianus (194805) Nassarius grammatus (195039 195078 195079 195300)
Tortonian - Piacenzian11.62 - 2.588USA (California) Caesia grammatus (188305)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Nassarius californianus (194806 194888 194891 194895 195034) Nassarius californianus, Nassarius coalingensis (194802) Nassarius grammatus (195029 195035 195037)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Nassa californiana (216913 220195) Nassarius whitneyi (97241)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Caesia arnoldi (71146 71149)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Nassarius grammatus (153705)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Alectrion moranianus (204366) Alectrion perpinguis, Alectrion fossatus, Alectrion moranianus (204364) Nassa californiana (194664 215294 216433 216568 216864 216865 216901 216912) Nassa moraniana (220029) Nassarius fossatus (96885 96887) Nassarius grammatus (194689)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California Sur) Nassa perpinguis (43687)
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.806USA (California) Caesia californianus (214256 214257 214258 214259 214260 214261 214262 214266 214267 214269) Caesia grammatus (214268)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Nassa coalingensis (19677 19678)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Nassarius californianus, Nassarius grammatus (96571 96572 96573 96574 96575) Nassarius moranianus, Nassarius perpinguis (200398) Nassarius perpinguis (200403)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Nassa perpinguis (186031) Nassa waldorfensis (189541 189542 189546 189547 189549)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806USA (California) Caesia californianus (214255)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (California) Nassarius perpinguis (237590 237594)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Washington) Caesia mednica (71109)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Caesia californianus (214277 214281 214285 214286 214287) Nassa moraniana (189760 189761 189765 189767 189768 207643 207645 207646 207647 207651 207653 207656 207657 207659 207665 207670 207676 207677 207686 207687 207690 207692 207693 207694 207695 207697 207698 207699 207700 207701 207708 207709 207712 207713 207714 207716 207718 207721 207723 207727 207728) Nassa moraniana, Nassa fossata (189766) Nassa waldorfensis (207661 207663) Nassa waldorfensis, Nassa moraniana (189561 189762 207642 207662 207666 207667 207668 207669 207671 207672 207673 207674 207675)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (California) Nassa fossata, Nassa perpinguis (231899) Nassa perpinguis (38042 83787 168757)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Nassa fossata (96590 96592) Nassa fossata, Nassa perpinguis (96593 96594)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Caesia fossata, Caesia perpinguis (71142)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Nassa fossata, Nassa perpinguis (201624) Nassarius californianus, Nassarius fossatus, Nassarius perpinguis (237610) Nassarius perpinguis (237604)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Nassarius perpinguis (37938 37944)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Alectrion perpinguis (222993) Alectrion perpinguis, Alectrion fossatus (138723 222995 222998) Nassa californiana, Nassa fossata, Nassa perpinguis (222663 222665) Nassa fossata, Nassa perpinguis (203114 222664) Nassa perpinguis (203095 203108 207886 222666 223327 223525) Nassa perpinguis, Nassa fossatus (223329) Nassarius fossatus (202494) Nassarius fossatus, Nassarius perpinguis (71053 203113) Nassarius perpinguis (96894 202634 202636 202637 202644 202648)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Nassa californiana (222647) Nassa fossata, Nassa perpinguis (222646) Nassa perpinguis, Nassa fossatus (223009)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Nassa fossata, Nassa perpinguis (96591)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Nassarius fossatus (52347 67642) Nassarius fossatus, Nassarius delosi (67613 67641 67643 67644)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Alectrion perpinguis, Alectrion fossata (202936) Nassa californiana, Nassa fossata, Nassa perpinguis (222659) Nassa californiana, Nassa fossata, Nassa perpinguis, Nassa cerritensis (222660 222661) Nassa delosi (222970) Nassa fossata (203417) Nassa fossata, Nassa perpinguis (222674) Nassa fossata, Nassa perpinguis, Nassa cerritensis (222662) Nassa fossata, Nassa perpinguis, Nassa cerritensis, Nassa delosi (96566) Nassa intastriata (222650) Nassa perpinguis (38043) Nassarius californianus, Nassarius fossatus, Nassarius perpinguis, Nassarius cerritensis (59063 96895) Nassarius cerritensis (96930) Nassarius fossatus (37672 37673) Nassarius fossatus, Nassarius perpinguis, Nassarius delosi, Nassarius cerritensis (160361 219029 219030) Nassarius perpinguis (96937) Nassarius perpinguis, Nassarius cerritensis (96936)