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Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Semicassis miolaevigata was named by Sacco (1890) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cassidea (Semicassis) miolaevigata by Rutsch (1929); it was recombined as Cassis (Semicassis) miolaevigata by Bogsch (1936); it was recombined as Semicassis (Semicassis) miolaevigata by Tejkal et al. (1967); it was recombined as Semicassis (Tylocassis) miolaevigata by Marasti (1973); it was recombined as Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata by Schultz (1998), Harzhauser (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Semicassis miolaevigata Sacco p. 26
1929Cassidea (Semicassis) miolaevigata Rutsch p. 30
1936Cassis (Semicassis) miolaevigata Bogsch p. 75
1967Semicassis (Semicassis) miolaevigata Tejkal and et al. p. 200
1973Semicassis (Tylocassis) miolaevigata Marasti p. 89
1998Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata Schultz p. 62
2002Phalium (Semicassis) miolaevigata Harzhauser p. 91

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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
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyPhaliinaeBeu 1981
genusPhaliumMörch 1852
subgenusSemicassis
speciesmiolaevigata(Sacco 1890)

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.

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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 07:59:15
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Tortonian or 20.45000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Semicassis miolaevigata (62884)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Semicassis miolaevigata (178110)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Italy Semicassis miolaevigata (178112 178116)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Netherlands Semicassis miolaevigata (186883)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Semicassis miolaevigata (61896 61902 61903 61906 61907 62886 62887)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Semicassis miolaevigata (38823)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Italy (Pordenone) Semicassis miolaevigata (37374)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Belgium Semicassis miolaevigata (77856 77858 77861)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Greece Semicassis miolaevigata (72305)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Greece Semicassis miolaevigata (72310)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Denmark Semicassis miolaevigata (98312)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium Semicassis miolaevigata (77864 77868 77869)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Semicassis miolaevigata (78437)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy (Pordenone) Semicassis miolaevigata (37364 37377)