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Semicassis granulata

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum granulatum was named by Born (1778). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cassis (Semicassis) granulata by Mörch (1877); it was recombined as Phalium (Semicassis) granulatum by Clench (1944); it was recombined as Semicassis granulatum by Morretes (1949); it was recombined as Semicassis (Tylocassis) granulata by Weaver (1962); it was recombined as Phalium (Tylocassis) granulatum by Abbott (1968); it was recombined as Phalium granulatum by Miller (1983); it was recombined as Semicassis (Semicassis) granulata by Kreipl (1997); it was recombined as Semicassis granulata by Beu (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. denseplicata, S. tostoma

Synonyms
  • Buccinum inflatum was named by Shaw (1811). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Cassis inflata by Reeve (1848); it was recombined as Cassis (Semicassis) inflata by Morch (1877); it was recombined as Semicassis (Tylocassis) inflata by Mansfield (1935); it was recombined as Phalium (Tylocassis) inflata by Vokes and Vokes (1983); it was synonymized subjectively with Semicassis granulata by Beu (2010).
  • Phalium granulatum loxahatcheensis was named by Petuch (1994). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Phalium loxahatcheensis by Petuch (1997); it was synonymized subjectively with Semicassis granulata by Beu (2010).
  • Phalium alligator was named by Petuch (1991). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Semicassis granulata by Beu (2010).
  • Semicassis (Tylocassis) waltonensis was named by Mansfield (1935). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Semicassis (Tylocassis) inflata waltonensis by Mansfield (1935) and Mansfield (1935); it was recombined as Phalium waltonensis by Petuch (1994); it was synonymized subjectively with Semicassis granulata by Beu (2010).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Buccinum granulatum Born
1811Buccinum inflatum Shaw p. 959
1848Cassis inflata Reeve figs. pl. 9, fig. 22
1877Cassis (Semicassis) inflata Morch p. 35
1877Cassis (Semicassis) granulata Mörch p. 35
1935Semicassis (Tylocassis) inflata Mansfield p. 40
1935Semicassis (Tylocassis) inflata waltonensis Mansfield p. 40
1944Phalium (Semicassis) granulatum Clench p. 6
1949Semicassis granulatum Morretes p. 91
1962Semicassis (Tylocassis) granulata Weaver p. 254
1968Phalium (Tylocassis) granulatum Abbott p. 157
1983Phalium granulatum Miller
1983Phalium (Tylocassis) inflata Vokes and Vokes p. 22
1991Phalium alligator Petuch p. 23 figs. pl. 3, figs. 13, 14
1994Phalium waltonensis Petuch figs. pl. 38, fig. G
1994Phalium granulatum loxahatcheensis Petuch p. 272 figs. pl. 38A
1997Semicassis (Semicassis) granulata Kreipl p. 54
1997Phalium loxahatcheensis Petuch figs. fig. 107H
2010Semicassis granulata Beu

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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
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyPhaliinaeBeu 1981
genusSemicassisMörch 1852
speciesgranulata()

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.

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Invalid names: Phalium (Tylocassis) inflata Shaw 1811 [synonym], Phalium alligator Petuch 1991 [synonym], Phalium loxahatcheensis Petuch 1994 [synonym], Semicassis (Tylocassis) inflata waltonensis Mansfield 1935 [synonym]
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 07:59:15
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Holocene or 11.62000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Semicassis granulata (136005 136006)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Semicassis centiquadrata (135816 135829) Semicassis granulata (135828)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Semicassis granulata (41541 41545)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Semicassis granulata (79858 136632)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Semicassis granulata (131210 131217 131237 131363)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Semicassis granulata (92575 96519)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Semicassis granulata (61343)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Semicassis granulata (136461 136540)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Semicassis granulata (35025)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Phalium loxahatcheensis (79747) Semicassis granulata (35031)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Semicassis granulatum (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) Phalium granulatum (128470)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Phalium granulatum (41935 92776)