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Longchaeus

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae

Taxonomy
Longchaeus was named by Mörch (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 700]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Pyramidella (Longchaeus) by Oostingh (1935), Pilsbry and Olsson (1941), Addicott (1970).

It was assigned to Pyramidella by Oostingh (1935), Pilsbry and Olsson (1941), Addicott (1970); to Pyramidellidae by Todd (2001); to Heterostrophia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pyramidellinae by Rosenberg (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Longchaeus Mörch
1935Pyramidella (Longchaeus) Oostingh p. 63
1941Pyramidella (Longchaeus) Pilsbry and Olsson p. 8
1970Pyramidella (Longchaeus) Addicott p. 141
2001Longchaeus Todd
2002Longchaeus Sepkoski
2005Longchaeus Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderPylopulmonataTeasdale 2017
superfamilyPyramidelloidea(Gray 1840)
familyPyramidellidaeGray 1840
genusLongchaeusMörch 1875

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. Longchaeus Mörch 1875
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Subg. Longchaeus (Longchaeus) Mörch 1875
†Pyramidella (Longchaeus) cooperi Anderson and Martin 1914
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 07:35:11
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:35:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Pyramidella larvata (205440)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Pyramidella larvata (205526)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Pyramidella larvata (90600 205489)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Pyramidella cooperi (237346)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Pyramidella cooperi (206393)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Pyramidella sp. A (60415)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia Pyramidella sp. (84523)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Mexico (Veracruz) L. diademata, L. canaliculata (134767 134768)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela L. candidus (131218)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) L. sp. (41501)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) L. sp. a (41705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) L. suturalis (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia L. crenulata (192720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Pyramidella conica (222660) Pyramidella mazatlanica (160361)