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Anachis (Costoanachis) varicosa

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Voluta varicosa was named by Gaskoin (1852). It is extant.

It was recombined as Anachis (Costoanachis) varicosa by Keen (1971); it was recombined as Anachis varicosa by DeVries and Wells (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Voluta varicosa Gaskoin
1971Anachis (Costoanachis) varicosa Keen p. 582
1990Anachis varicosa DeVries and Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
subfamilyPyreninae
genusAnachisAdams and Adams 1853
subgenusCostoanachis(Sacco 1890)
speciesvaricosa(Gaskoin 1852)

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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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 08:10:18
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:11:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Anachis varicosa (97645)