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Cryptonatica janthostoma

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Natica janthostoma was named by Deshayes (1839) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Miocene-Recent; Japan.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Tectonatica janthostoma by Kuroda and Habe (1949); it was recombined as Natica (Tectonatica) janthostoma by Marincovich (1977); it was recombined as Cryptonatica janthostoma by Majima (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Natica platabasis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Natica janthostoma Deshayes
1949Tectonatica janthostoma Kuroda and Habe p. 71
1977Natica (Tectonatica) janthostoma Marincovich pp. 405 - 408 figs. PI. 40, figs. lO-lS; PI. 41, figs. 2-5
1989Cryptonatica janthostoma Majima p. 86

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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)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyNaticinaeGuilding 1834
genusCryptonaticaDall 1892
speciesjanthostoma(Deshayes 1839)

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: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Piacenzian or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Japan (Hokkaido) Cryptonatica janthostoma (219254)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan Cryptonatica janthostoma (97111)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Fukushima) Tectonatica janthostoma (62295)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan Cryptonatica janthostoma (97079)