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Cytharella

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae

Taxonomy
Cytharella was named by Monterosato (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Mangeliinae by Woodring (1970); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Cytharella Monterosato p. 73
1970Cytharella Woodring p. 392
2002Cytharella 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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMangeliidae(Fischer 1884)
genusCytharellaMonterosato 1875

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. Cytharella Monterosato 1875
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†Cytharella barbadoides Gardner 1938
†Cytharella chariessa Gardner 1938
†Cytharella compsacosta Gardner 1938
†Cytharella cryptopleura Gardner 1938
†Cytharella elevata Gabb 1873
†Cytharella galae Fargo 1953
†Cytharella isabellae Maury 1910
†Cytharella limata Olsson 1922
†Cytharella limta Olsson 1922
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 47.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) C. labratula (8125)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium C. elegans (111371)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Cythara barbadoides (42281) Ithycythara compsacosta (42225) Ithycythara compsacosta, Cythara chariessa, Cythara barbadoides, Cythara isabellae (41760) Ithycythara compsacosta, Cythara chariessa, Cythara isabellae (42366) Ithycythara compsacosta, Mangelia cryptopleura, Cythara barbadoides (42290) Mangelia cryptopleura, Cythara chariessa, Cythara barbadoides, Cythara isabellae (42328)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama C. compsacosta (93145)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) C. sp. (135944)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica C. limata (134667)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador C. camarina (96596)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela C. sp. (131210)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) C. sp. (61344)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium C. substriolata (179079) C. substriolata, C. vandewouweri (179048)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Brachycythara galae (41718 79331)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) C. sp. (37939)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan C. semicarinata (88886)