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Charonia (Sassia) angusta

Gastropoda - Ranellidae

Taxonomy
Charonia (Sassia) angusta was named by Traub (1979). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mt. Haunsberg, which is in a Paleocene coastal sandstone/marl in the Oiching Formation of Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. soozi, C. triamans, Eutritonium permutabile, Sassia monilifera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Charonia (Sassia) angusta Traub

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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)
familyRanellidaeGray 1854
subfamilyCymatiinaeIredale 1913
genusCharonia(Bellardi 1872)
subgenusSassia
speciesangusta

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 07:59:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Salzburg) Charonia angusta (type locality: 84335)