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Aphanoptyxis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Nerineidae

Taxonomy
Aphanoptyxis was named by Cossmann (1896) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath K Turo]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Nerineidae by Saul and Squires (1998); and to Heterostrophia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Aphanoptyxis Cossmann
1998Aphanoptyxis Saul and Squires p. 472
2002Aphanoptyxis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyNerineoideaZittel 1873
familyNerineidaeZittel 1873
genusAphanoptyxisCossmann 1896

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.

G. †Aphanoptyxis Cossmann 1896
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Aphanoptyxis andersoni Saul and Squires 1998
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Invalid names: Nerinea archimedis Anderson 1938 [replaced]
Aphanoptyxis californica Saul and Squires 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Turonian or 167.70000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom A. ardleyensis (37509)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom A. sp. (37508)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal A. sp. (8157)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4USA (California) A. andersoni, Nerinea archimedis (207517) Nerinea archimedis (83590)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Baja California) A. californica (220405)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) A. californica (62347 62362 207521 207523)