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Northia northiae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Nassa northiae was named by Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon (1833). It is extant.

It was recombined as Northia northiae by Olsson (1922) and Woodring (1964).

Subspecies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Nassa northiae Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon
1922Northia northiae Olsson p. 124
1964Northia northiae Woodring p. 268

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusNorthiaGray 1847
speciesnorthiae(Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon 1833)

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.

Northia northiae Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon 1833
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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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Northia northiae (42607)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) Northia northiae (60772)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Northia northiae (134657)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) Northia northiae (51886)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Northia northiae (134652 134653)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) Northia northiae (48664 48665)