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Lanistes

Gastropoda - Ampullariidae

Taxonomy
Lanistes was named by Montfort (1810). It is extant. Its type is Lanistes oliveri.

It was assigned to Ampullariidae by Abbass (1967).

Species
L. (Lanistes), L. oliveri (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. nkondoensis, L. thaytinitiensis, L. tricarinatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Lanistes Montfort
1967Lanistes Abbass p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Architaenioglossa(Haller 1890)
superfamilyAmpullarioideaGray 1824
familyAmpullariidaeGray 1824
genusLanistesMontfort 1810

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. Lanistes Montfort 1810
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Subg. Lanistes (Lanistes) Montfort 1810
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Lanistes oliveri Montfort 1810
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-19 09:59:30
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:11:35
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 Holocene or 41.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (57 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Egypt L. sodaensis (2963)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Oman L. tricarinatus, L. thaytinitiensis (171343)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Oman (Dhofar) L. tricarinatus (192922 192923 192926)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Uganda L. asellus, L. senuti (22391) L. gautieri (22389) L. hadotoi (22388 22398 22428 22438) L. hadotoi, L. asellus (22245 22458) L. hadotoi, L. asellus, L. trochiformis (22397) L. hadotoi, L. bishopi (22419 22430 22432 22437) L. hadotoi, L. nkondoensis (22394 22403) L. hadotoi, L. nkondoensis, L. trochiformis (22409) L. hadotoi, L. senuti (22406 22422 22433) L. hadotoi, L. senuti, L. trochiformis (22344) L. hadotoi, L. senuti, L. trochiformis, L. bishopi (22401) L. hadotoi, L. trochiformis, L. asellus, L. gigas (22431) L. nkondoensis (22217 22343 22395 22415 22416 22429 22440) L. nkondoensis, L. gautieri (22402) L. olukaensis (22453) L. senuti (22418) L. senuti, L. trochiformis, L. hadotoi (22407) L. trochiformis, L. hadotoi (22421)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya L. carinatus (38060)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Uganda L. asellus, L. senuti (22424) L. hadotoi (22456)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Kenya L. carinatus (22236)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Tanzania L. ovum (22042 22058 22063)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Tanzania L. ovum (22047 22048 22052)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Tanzania L. ovum (22481)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Uganda L. hadotoi (22265)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Malawi (Northern) L. ellipticus (226065)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Malawi Lanistes indet. (22271)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Egypt L. carinatus (60531)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Kenya L. olivaceus (101544)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan L. carinatus (208786 208787)