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Acirsa (Hemiacirsa)

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Hemiacirsa was named by de Boury (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant R Sepkoski's reference number: 909].

It was reranked as Scalaria (Hemiacirsa) by Tate (1890); it was reranked as Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) by Palmer and Brann (1966) and Kase (1984).

It was assigned to Scalaria by Tate (1890); to Acirsa by Palmer and Brann (1966) and Kase (1984); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Scalaria (Hemiacirsa) Tate
1890Hemiacirsa de Boury
1966Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) Palmer and Brann p. 475
1984Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) Kase p. 165
2002Hemiacirsa Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusAcirsaMörch 1857
subgenusHemiacirsa(de Boury 1890)

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.

Subg. †Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) de Boury 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Beu et al. 1990

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Gelasian or 129.40000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian - Barremian132.9 - 125.0Japan Acirsa ofunatoensis (91313)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Germany Hemiacirsa hauthali (67178)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Germany Hemiacirsa hauthali (67181)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan Acrisa miyakoensis (91293 91294)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Proscala americana (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Acirsa americana (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Acirsa americana (205541)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Acirsa americana, Acirsa sp. (4282) Acirsa sp. (4265 4277)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Acirsa americana (4275) Acirsa sp. (4255 4263)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Acirsa sp. (7616)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Acirsa americana (4372)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Acirsa n. sp (177724) Hemiacirsa sp. (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Acirsa sp. (205466)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark Hemiacirsa elatior (35263 35264 35265 35266)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Acirsa gracilior (90600) Acirsa sp. (205489)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Acirsa gracilior (205410 205422 205433 205480) Acirsa whitneyi (91119)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Acirsa whitneyi (98787)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Acirsa duvergieri (62883) Acirsa lanceolata (62882)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Acirsa duvergieri (62903) Acirsa lanceolata, Acirsa duvergieri (62899)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Acirsa lanceolata (111599)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands Acirsa sp. (186883)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Acirsa duvergieri (61895 61901 61902 61905 62886 62891) Acirsa lanceolata (61900 62885)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Acirsa oscari (38823)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Denmark Acirsa duvergieri (98312)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Acirsa corrugata (178779)