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Mitrella (Atilia)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Atilia was named by Adams and Adams (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 614]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Columbella (Atilia) by Strausz (1966); it was reranked as Pyrene (Atilia) by Harzhauser (2002), Mandic et al. (2002); it was reranked as Mitrella (Atilia) by Harzhauser et al. (2002), Hendy (2007).

It was assigned to Columbella by Strausz (1966); to Pyrene by Harzhauser (2002), Mandic et al. (2002); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mitrella by Harzhauser et al. (2002), Hendy (2007).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Atilia crassicostata, Columbella azora, Columbella gervillei, Columbella nassoides, Columbella petersi, Columbella scripta, Mitrella acanthodes, Mitrella adjecta, Mitrella alabamensis, Mitrella alumen, Mitrella aquitanica, Mitrella asema, Mitrella austrina, Mitrella bastropensis, Mitrella belonis, Mitrella bicincta, Mitrella bittneri, Mitrella bittneri, Mitrella blastos, Mitrella bucciniformis, Mitrella burchardi, Mitrella carinata, Mitrella casteri, Mitrella communis, Mitrella communius, Mitrella crassilabris, Mitrella dalli, Mitrella dallina, Mitrella dicaria, Mitrella edmondi, Mitrella elevata, Mitrella eluthera, Mitrella erecta, Mitrella fortis, Mitrella fuscicava, Mitrella gasuapata, Mitrella gembacana, Mitrella girondica, Mitrella gonzabuensis, Mitrella inflata, Mitrella insolentior, Mitrella ischna, Mitrella juncea, Mitrella laevis, Mitrella lepta, Mitrella ligula, Mitrella liguloides, Mitrella lincolnensis, Mitrella lissa, Mitrella lunulata, Mitrella menkeana, Mitrella minima, Mitrella mississippiensis, Mitrella muscula, Mitrella nana, Mitrella nassoides, Mitrella nassoides, Mitrella neglecta, Mitrella njalindungensis, Mitrella nuttali, Mitrella nuttalli, Mitrella nuttalli, Mitrella nuttalli, Mitrella nuttalli, Mitrella nuttalli, Mitrella ocellata, Mitrella oweni, Mitrella oxia, Mitrella perfervida, Mitrella phagon, Mitrella photeina, Mitrella puella, Mitrella quirosana, Mitrella rac, Mitrella rubra, Mitrella sagitta, Mitrella scaldensis, Mitrella semicandata, Mitrella semicaudata, Mitrella stikta, Mitrella subulata, Mitrella tenuis, Mitrella texana, Mitrella texana, Mitrella trajectionis, Mitrella turgida, Mitrella turgidula, Mitrella turrigera, Mitrella tytha, Mitrella varians, Mitrella vespertina, Mitrella waccamawensis, Pyrene bittneri, Pyrene gembecana, Pyrene korytnicensis, Pyrene kostejana, Pyrene perminuta, Pyrene semicaudata, Pyrene varians

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Atilia Adams and Adams
1966Columbella (Atilia) Strausz p. 292
2002Pyrene (Atilia) Harzhauser p. 99
2002Mitrella (Atilia) Harzhauser et al.
2002Pyrene (Atilia) Mandic et al. p. 300
2002Atilia Sepkoski
2007Mitrella (Atilia) Hendy

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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)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusMitrellaRisso 1826
subgenusAtilia(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. Mitrella (Atilia) Adams and Adams 1853
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Pyrene (Atilia) fallax Hörnes and Auinger 1880
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 08:10:18
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:11:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Badenian to the top of the Pliocene or 13.82000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.8 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Indonesia Pyrene gembecana (70081)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Pyrene fallax (38823)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Austria Pyrene fallax (74648 74652)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Columbella fallax (69864 70786 70879)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58India Atilia crassicostata (77658)