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Semicassis (Semicassis)

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy

Semicassis (Semicassis) was named by Mörch (1852). It is extant.

It was assigned to Semicassis by Mörch (1852), Abbass (1967), Mandic and Steininger (2003).

Subtaxa

Semicassis (Semicassis) ovoidea

Species lacking formal opinion data

Cassidea oligocatlantica, Cassis saburon, Cassis strigata, Phalium bicoronatum, Phalium bonneti, Phalium booleyi, Phalium reklawensis, Phalium reklawensis, Phalium rondeleti, Phalium sculptum, Phallium vavukuana, Phallum miolaevigatum, Semicassis ambigua, Semicassis apenes, Semicassis bicoronata, Semicassis bicoronata, Semicassis bicoronata, Semicassis bicoronata, Semicassis bicoronata, Semicassis caelatura, Semicassis centiquadratus, Semicassis denseplicata, Semicassis grateloupi, Semicassis grateloupi, Semicassis iniolaevigata, Semicassis japonica, Semicassis kanmonensis, Semicassis laevigata, Semicassis laevigata, Semicassis laevigatum, Semicassis marcusi, Semicassis muelleri, Semicassis oligocatlantica, Semicassis reticulata, Semicassis rondeleti, Semicassis saburon, Semicassis senna, Semicassis subgranulosa, Semicassis subsulcosa, Semicassis subsulcosa, Semicassis tostoma, Semicassis tuberculifera, Semicassis undulata, Semicassis variabilis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1852	Semicassis (Semicassis) Mörch
1967	Semicassis (Semicassis) Abbass p. 82
2003	Semicassis (Semicassis) Mandic and Steininger p. 272

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
superfamily	Tonnoidea	(Suter 1913)
family	Cassidae	Latreille 1825
subfamily	Phaliinae	Beu 1981
genus	Semicassis	Mörch 1852
subgenus	Semicassis	Mörch 1852

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. Semicassis (Semicassis) Mörch 1852

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†Semicassis (Semicassis) ovoidea Abbass 1967

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 07:59:15

Modified:

2009-09-10 09:59:15

Source: f = family, c = class

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Gelasian or 41.03000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (10 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	Egypt	Semicassis ovoidea (2959)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Austria	Semicassis subsulcosa (77403)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	France	Semicassis grateloupi (70191 74868)
Badenian	13.82 - 12.8	Belgium	Semicassis bicoronata, Semicassis laevigatum (95167)
Tortonian	11.63 - 7.246	Italy	Semicassis iniolaevigata (178120)
Zanclean	5.333 - 3.6	Italy (Asti)	Semicassis laevigata (86305)
Zanclean	5.333 - 3.6	Spain (Huelva)	Semicassis laevigata (71916)
Gelasian	2.58 - 1.8	Italy	Semicassis laevigata (178457 178779)