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Semicassis bisulcata

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Cassis bisulcata was named by Schubert and Wagner (1829) [DISTRIBUTION: Neogene-Recent; Indo-Pacific.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Semicassis.

It was recombined as Faurotis bisulcata by Jousseaume (1888); it was recombined as Phalium (Semicassis) bisulcata by Abbott (1968); it was recombined as Phalium (Semicassis) bisulcatum by Skwarko and Sufiati (1994); it was recombined as Semicassis bisulcata by Beu (2005), Beu (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Phalium reklawensis, S. denseplicata, S. tostoma

Synonyms
  • Cassis (Semicassis) quilonensis was named by Dey (1961) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; India.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Quilon Limestone (Quilon, Kerala), which is in a Miocene carbonate limestone in the Quilon Limestone Formation of India.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Semicassis bisulcata by Beu (2005).
  • Phalium (Semicassis) dalrymplei was named by Cox (1948). It is not a trace fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Semicassis bisulcata by Beu (2005).
  • Cassis (Semicassis) pila was named by Martin (1899) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Pleistocene; Indonesia-Japan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

    It was recombined as Phalium (Semicassis) pila by van Regteren Altena (1942); it was recombined as Semicassis pila by MacNeil (1961); it was synonymized subjectively with Semicassis bisulcata by Beu (2005).
  • Cassis japonica was named by Reeve (1848). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Semicassis bisulcata by Beu (2010).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Cassis bisulcata Schubert and Wagner
1848Cassis japonica Reeve
1888Faurotis bisulcata Jousseaume p. 188
1899Cassis (Semicassis) pila Martin p. 154 figs. pl. 24, figs. 356-359
1942Phalium (Semicassis) pila van Regteren Altena p. 93
1948Phalium (Semicassis) dalrymplei Cox
1961Cassis (Semicassis) quilonensis Dey
1961Semicassis pila MacNeil p. 58
1968Phalium (Semicassis) bisulcata Abbott p. 126
1994Phalium (Semicassis) bisulcatum Skwarko and Sufiati p. 51
2005Semicassis bisulcata Beu p. 51
2010Semicassis bisulcata Beu p. 244

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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
genusSemicassisMörch 1852
speciesbisulcata(Schubert and Wagner 1829)

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.

Semicassis bisulcata Schubert and Wagner 1829
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Invalid names: Cassis (Semicassis) quilonensis Dey 1961 [synonym], Cassis japonica Reeve 1848 [synonym], Phalium (Semicassis) dalrymplei Cox 1948 [synonym], Semicassis pila Martin 1899 [synonym]
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 Middle Pleistocene or 20.45000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Cassis quilonensis, Cassis pila (72033)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Iran Semicassis bisulcata (191063)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) Phalium bisulcatum (42311)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan (Okinawa) Semicassis pila (42232 42315 42318)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Fiji Phallium bisulcatum (78072) Phallium bisulcatum, Phalium bisulcatum (78073)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Phalium bisulcata, Phalium dalrympei (72098) Phalium bisulcata, Phalium dalrymplei (72102)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia (East Java) Semicassis bisulcata (96670)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Japan (Okinawa) Semicassis pila (42180)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Fiji Phalium bisulcatum (94832)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Vanuatu Phallium bisulcatum (78042)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Phallium bisulcatum (78043)