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Batillaria (Batillaria)

Gastropoda - Batillariidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Batillaria (Batillaria) Benson
1978Batillaria (Batillaria) Shuto p. 124

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyBatillariidae(Thiele 1929)
genusBatillariaBenson 1842
subgenusBatillariaBenson 1842

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesubf
Life habit: epifaunalsubf
Diet: grazersubf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:10:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:11:32
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 15.98000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Indonesia Batillaria herklotsi, Cerithium noetlingi, Batillaria tjilonganense (63040) Cerithium noetlingi (70081)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Batillaria herklotsi (70077) Cerithium noetlingi (70078)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia (Kalimantan) Cerithium noetlingi (42289)