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Acanthoxenophora

Gastropoda - Xenophoridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Acanthoxenophora Kiel and Perrilliat p. 419
2001Acanthoxenophora Perrilliat and Vega pp. 73 - 74

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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
superfamilyXenophoroideaTroschel 1852
familyXenophoridaeTroschel 1852
genusAcanthoxenophora

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.

G. †Acanthoxenophora Perrilliat and Vega 2001
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Acanthoxenophora sinuosa Perrilliat and Vega 2001
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. C. Perrilliat and F. J. Vega 2001Shell small. conical. Low conical protoconch of three and a half whorls. From fourth to seventh whorl. ornamentation consists of long, paired sharp spines which appear at frequency of four per whorl. Non umbilicate.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:06:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:06:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Santonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany A. sinuosa (196660)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) A. sinuosa (7463)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) A. sinuosa (177609)