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Conasprella (Ximeniconus)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Taxonomy
Conasprella (Ximeniconus) was named by Emerson and Old (1962).

It was Conus (Ximeniconus) by Da Motta (1991), Landau et al. (2008); it was reranked as Ximeniconus by Petuch (2004), Bouchet et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Conasprella by Emerson and Old (1962); to Conus by Da Motta (1991), Landau et al. (2008); and to Conidae by Petuch (2004), Bouchet et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Conasprella (Ximeniconus) Emerson and Old
1991Conus (Ximeniconus) Da Motta
2004Ximeniconus Petuch
2008Conus (Ximeniconus) Landau et al. p. 456
2011Ximeniconus Bouchet et al. p. 276

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyConidaeFleming 1822
genusConasprella(Thiele 1929)
subgenusXimeniconusEmerson and Old 1962

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. †Conasprella (Ximeniconus) Emerson and Old 1962
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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 08:08:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Zanclean or 11.63000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic Conus cercadensis (58817)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Dominican Republic Conus kitteredgei (58867 58869 58875)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Conasprella ageri, Conasprella cercadensis (106177)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conasprella ageri, Conasprella kitteredgei (74968) Conasprella cercadensis (80136)