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Mitraria

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Taxonomy
Mitraria was named by Rafinesque (1815) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Mitridae by Abbass (1967); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Mitraria Rafinesque
1967Mitraria Abbass p. 97
2002Mitraria 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
superfamilyMitroideaSwainson 1831
familyMitridaeSwainson 1831
genusMitrariaRafinesque 1815

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. Mitraria Rafinesque 1815
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Subg. Mitraria (Mitraria) Rafinesque 1815
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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 08:22:13
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:13
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Pliocene or 41.03000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Egypt M. megahidi (2962) M. obaidi, M. awadi (2959)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Indonesia M. granatinaeformis (70085)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Romania M. friedbergi (123125)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) M. hilberi (38823)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Austria M. bouei (74656)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) M. coxi (63442) M. fodinalis (63433 63438)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia M. granatinaeformis (70105)