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Episiphoninae

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Gadilinidae

Taxonomy
Episiphoninae was named by Christikov (1975). It is extant.

It was assigned to Gadilinidae by Reynolds and Steiner (2008).

Subtaxa
Episiphon

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Episiphoninae Christikov
2008Episiphoninae Reynolds and Steiner p. 147 figs. Table 7.1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyGadilinidaeChristikov 1975
subfamilyEpisiphoninaeChristikov 1975
subfamilyEpisiphoninaeChristikov 1975

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.

Subfm. Episiphoninae Christikov 1975
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G. Episiphon Pilsbry 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 12:33:07
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:33:57
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 168.20000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 165.3 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Poland Episiphon sp. (141277)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Texas) Episiphon gracilis (84325 178054)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Episiphon gracilis (205223 205521)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Episiphon sp. (8124)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Dentalium schumoi (41760 42222 42281 42290 42328 42366)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Panama (Bocas del Toro) Episiphon sp. (135818)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Episiphon sp. (145519)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Episiphon sp. (135839)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Dentalium schumoi, Dentalium macilentum (58522) Episiphon macilentum (69094)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) Episiphon sp. (135876)