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Distorsio decussata

Gastropoda - Personidae

Taxonomy
Tritonium decussatum was named by Valenciennes (1832) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Neogene-Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Distorsio (Distorsio) decussatus by Woodring (1928); it was recombined as Distorsio decussatus by Rutsch (1930); it was recombined as Distorsio (Rhysema) decussatus by Woodring (1959); it was recombined as Distorsio (Rhysema) decussata by Perrilliat (1992); it was recombined as Distorsio decussata by Beu (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. jungi, D. tortuosa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Tritonium decussatum Valenciennes
1909Distorsio (Distortrix) gatunensis Toula p. 700 figs. pl. 25, fig. 10
1911Distorsio gatunensis Brown and Pilsbry p. 356
1928Distorsio (Distorsio) decussatus Woodring p. 300
1929Distorsio gatunensis Weisbord p. 41
1930Distorsio decussatus Rutsch p. 609
1930Distorsio decussatus gatunensis Rutsch p. 609
1959Distorsio (Rhysema) decussatus Woodring p. 205
1960Distorsio (Distorsio) clathratus gatunensis Barrios p. 276
1992Distorsio (Rhysema) decussata Perrilliat p. 24
1992Distorsio (Rhysema) decussata gatunensis Perrilliat p. 24
2010Distorsio decussata Beu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyPersonidaeGray 1854
genusDistorsioRöding 1798
speciesdecussata(Valenciennes 1832)

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.

Distorsio decussata Valenciennes 1832
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Invalid names: Distorsio gatunensis Toula 1909 [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 07:59:35
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:35
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Gelasian or 15.98000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Panama Distorsio decussata (52173)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Mexico (Michoacan) Distorsio decussata (76566)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Distorsio decussata (61334 79784 79790 79791 79995 136598 145195 145254 145336 145342 145343) Distorsio gatunensis (136014)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Distorsio decussata (52170 52174 92445 92446 92597 92598 93051 93052 93053 93057 93062 93174 93176 93222 100050 136005 136118 136313 145522 145523 145524) Distorsio decussatus (82116 82122)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Ecuador Distorsio decussata (131016)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Distorsio decussata (96520)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Distorsio gatunensis (60640)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) Distorsio gatunensis (135944)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Distorsio gatunensis (135816 135821 135828)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Distorsio decussata (111211)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Distorsio decussata (135839)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Distorsio clathratus (133223)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Distorsio decussata (131333)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Distorsio decussatus (66795)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Panama Distorsio decussata (130893)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador (Manabi) Distorsio decussatus (51886)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica Distorsio decussatus (66793)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) Distorsio decussata (136315 136461 136522)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) Distorsio decussata (61337)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Ecuador (Manabi) Distorsio decussatus (51878)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Costa Rica Distorsio decussatus (66777)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Distorsio decussata (136345)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama Distorsio decussata (111213 130891 130892)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Costa Rica Distorsio decussata (135044 136817)