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Cantallocostoma

Gastropoda - Tegulidae

Taxonomy
Cantallocostoma was named by DeVries (2007). It is extant. Its type is Trochus quadricostata.

It was assigned to Tegulinae by DeVries (2007).

Entered
by A. Hendy on 2008-04-22; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Cantallocostoma DeVries p. 169

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTegulidae(Kuroda et al. 1971)
genusCantallocostoma

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. Cantallocostoma DeVries 2007
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Invalid names: Monodonta catenifera Potiez and Michaud 1838 [synonym], Trochus torulosus Philippi 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:46
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 201.40000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 199.5 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Greenland Trochus torulosus (162102)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Greenland Trochus torulosus (162065)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Peru C. panistostum (80419)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Peru C. quadricostatum (80543)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Tarapaca) Tegula quadricostata (96672)