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Cochlespiridae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Cochlespirinae Powell
1960Cochlespirinae MacNeil p. 108
1964Cochlespirinae Olsson p. 111
2005Cochlespirinae Bouchet et al. p. 257
2005Cochlespirinae Rosenberg
2011Cochlespiridae Bouchet et al. p. 286

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCochlespiridae(Powell 1942)
familyCochlespiridae(Powell 1942)

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.

Fm. Cochlespiridae Powell 1942
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G. Aforia Dall 1889 [aforia]
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Subg. Aforia (Abyssaforia) Sysoev and Kantor 1987
Subg. Aforia (Dallaforia) Sysoev and Kantor 1987
Subg. Aforia (Steiraxis) Dall 1896
†Aforia campbelli Durham 1944
†Aforia clallamensis Weaver 1916
†Aforia ecuadoriana Olsson 1964
Invalid names: Danilacarina Bozzetti 1997 [synonym], Irenosyrinx Dall 1908 [synonym]
G. Apiotoma Cossmann 1889
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Subg. †Apiotoma (Carinotoma) Banerjee and Halder 2024
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†Apiotoma (Carinotoma) rammohani Banerjee and Halder 2024
†Apiotoma californiana Squires 1987
G. †Chesasyrinx Petuch 1988
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†Chesasyrinx mariana Martin 1904
†Chesasyrinx rotifera Conrad 1830
G. Clavosurcula Schepman 1913
G. Cochlespira Conrad 1865
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†Cochlespira bella Harris 1937
†Cochlespira bella polita Harris 1937
†Cochlespira engonata Conrad 1865
†Cochlespira gyrata Edwards 1857
†Cochlespira pulcherrima Edwards 1857
Invalid names: Ancistrosyrinx Dall 1881 [synonym], Coronasyrinx Powell 1934 [synonym], Pagodasyrinx Shuto 1969 [synonym]
G. Nannoidella Dall 1919
G. †Nihonia MacNeil 1960
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†Nihonia pervigo Yokoyama 1928
†Nihonia shimajiriensis MacNeil 1960
G. Pyrgospira McLearn 1971
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Pyrgospira ostrearum Stearns 1872
Pyrgospira tampaensis Bartsch and Rehder 1939
G. Sibogasyrinx Powell 1969
G. †Tropisurcula Casey 1904
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Subg. †Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) Casey 1904
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Bouchet et al. 2011Shell of moderate size, about 20–30 mm, up to 100 mm high, high-pagodiform to fusiform, with a tall spire and usually a long siphonal canal. Axial sculpture poorly developed or absent, subsutural ramp usually smooth. Anal sinus deep, on subsutural ramp. Protoconch paucispiral, smooth. Operculum with terminal nucleus. Radula 1–0-R-0– 1. Rachidian broad, subrectangular or arched, with a single rather large cusp (Fig. 12), rarely absent (some Aforia). Marginal teeth duplex, with well developed accessory limb.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (225 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland Cochlespira koeneni (27625)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Cochlespira sp. (205261)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Salzburg) Surcula terebralis (84335)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Tropisurcula sp. (205472)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) Pleurotoma terebralis (98929)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Poland Surcula terebralis (27018)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Texas) Apiotoma alva, Tropisurcula cingula (205455)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Ancistrosyrinx greggi (80495) Cochlespira greggi (90818)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Cochlespira gyrata (3260 3267 3268) Cochlespira pulcherrima, Cochlespira gyrata (3266) Cochlespira volgeri, Cochlespira terebralis (8025)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) Tropisurcula grandis (178054) Tropisurcula grandis, Tropisurcula planus, Tropisurcula milamensis (7789 84337) Tropisurcula planus, Tropisurcula milamensis (7788 84325) Tropisurcula sp., Tropisurcula grandis, Tropisurcula planus, Tropisurcula milamensis (83950)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Cochlespira greggi (92375)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Apiotoma rammohani (236722)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom (England) Cochlespira gyrata (3259) Cochlespira sp. (8105)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Texas) Cochlespira engonata (83949) Tropisurcula sp. (89948)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) Cochlespira engonata (2415)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Ancistrosyrinx bella, Ancistrosyrinx sp. (205527) Ancistrosyrinx bella, Eodrillia sp., Eodrillia texanopsis (205532) Ancistrosyrinx sp. (205440) Ancistrosyrinx sp., Eodrillia texanopsis (205421 205496) Ancistrosyrinx sp., Tropisurcula sp. (205454 205503 205537) Cochlespira bastropensis, Cochlespira engonata (90651) Cochlespira engonata (205416) Cochlespira sp. (205417) Eodrillia sp. (205487) Eodrillia texanopsis (98728) Eodrillia texanopsis, Cochlespira bella (90455) Tropisurcula milamensis (205223) Tropisurcula milamensis, Tropisurcula grandis, Tropisurcula planus (205533) Tropisurcula milamensis, Tropisurcula planus (205521) Tropisurcula milamensis, Tropisurcula sp., Tropisurcula grandis, Tropisurcula planus (205520)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Ancistrosyrinx sp., Cochlespira engonata (1439) Cochlespira engonata (81224)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Cochlespira terebralis (8124)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Apiotoma pyrulata (171532) Pleurotoma terebralis (184110)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Apiotoma californiana (5541 5543)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Russian Federation (Kamchatka) Apiotoma sp. (7275)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Ancistrosyrinx bella, Cochlespira sp., Cochlespira engonata, Eodrillia texana (205420) Cochlespira engonata, Eodrillia texana (205490) Eodrillia sp. (205439)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Texas) Ancistrosyrinx greggi (2413) Ancistrosyrinx greggi, Cochlespira engonata (2412)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Cochlespira bella (92378 92489)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Cochlespira bella (98789) Cochlespira columbaria (90305) Cochlespira sp. (44517 44518) Eodrillia texana (92381) Tropisurcula crenula (98940) Tropisurcula crenula, Eodrillia texana (92386)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Ancistrosyrinx bastropensis (205415 205483) Ancistrosyrinx bastropensis, Ancistrosyrinx bella, Tropisurcula crenula, Tropisurcula sp., Cochlespira engonata, Eodrillia sp., Eodrillia texana, Eodrillia texanopsis (205422) Ancistrosyrinx bastropensis, Ancistrosyrinx bella, Tropisurcula crenula, Tropisurcula sp., Cochlespira engonata, Eodrillia texana (205485) Ancistrosyrinx bastropensis, Ancistrosyrinx sp., Cochlespira engonata (205414) Ancistrosyrinx bastropensis, Ancistrosyrinx sp., Tropisurcula sp., Cochlespira engonata, Eodrillia texana (205430) Ancistrosyrinx bastropensis, Cochlespira engonata, Eodrillia texana (7437) Ancistrosyrinx bastropensis, Eodrillia texana (7438 7439) Ancistrosyrinx bella, Tropisurcula crenula, Cochlespira engonata, Eodrillia texana (205481) Ancistrosyrinx bella, Tropisurcula crenula, Eodrillia texana (205484) Ancistrosyrinx sp., Tropisurcula crenula, Cochlespira engonata, Eodrillia sp., Eodrillia texanopsis (205480) Cochlespira bastropensis, Tropisurcula sp., Cochlespira engonata, Tropisurcula sp., Tropisurcula texana (205433) Cochlespira columbaria, Cochlespira bella (90454) Cochlespira engonata (90886 205425) Cochlespira engonata, Eodrillia texana (205266 205426) Eodrillia sp. (205486) Eodrillia texana (91797 91839 92237 98871 98886 205447 205460) Tropisurcula crenula (2452 205264) Tropisurcula crenula, Cochlespira engonata, Eodrillia texana (205271) Tropisurcula crenula, Tropisurcula sp., Cochlespira engonata, Eodrillia lonsdalii, Eodrillia texana (205410) Tropisurcula sp., Cochlespira engonata, Eodrillia sp. (205267) Tropisurcula sp., Eodrillia texana (205461) Tropisurcula texana (205515 205531)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Ancistrosyrinx bella (2446 2451) Ancistrosyrinx bella, Cochlespira engonata (2449) Ancistrosyrinx bella, Tropisurcula crenula (2434 2437 205508) Apiotoma palmerae, Cochlespira columbaria (164232) Cochlespira bella (99736) Cochlespira columbaria (91726 92393 99675) Cochlespira sp. (99735) Tropisurcula crenula (2436 2438) Tropisurcula sp., Ancistrosyrinx columbaria (205498)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Russian Federation (Kamchatka) Nihonia gigas (5946)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Ancistrosyrinx bella (2454) Ancistrosyrinx bella, Cochlespira engonata (2420) Cochlespira engonata (2416 2418 2419 2421 2422 6788 90469) Eodrillia depygis, Eodrillia lonsdalii (90600) Tropisurcula crenula, Cochlespira engonata (2417) Tropisurcula lonsdali (205438) Tropisurcula sp., Eodrillia lonsdalii, Eodrillia sp. (205489)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain Nihonia transversaria (142111)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Russian Federation Aforia sp. (50151)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Cochlespira sp. (179825)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Apiotoma sp. (205816)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Eodrillia sp., Cochlespira bella (6802)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Cochlespira maora (45037 45041)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Victoria) Apiotoma bassi (71236)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Washington) Aforia sp. (193971)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Netherlands Ancistrosyrinx volgeri (87249)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Cochlespira cookei (5779) Cochlespira cookei, Tropiscurcula caseyi (5501 5612 5867 5943) Tropiscurcula caseyi (5791 5941 6005 6006 74077 74078 74079 177590 179336 179346)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) Irenosyrinx marowstonensis (180419)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Aforia clallamensis (208169)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Panama Cochlespira sp. (42576)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Apiotoma pritchardi, Apiotoma janjukiensis, Cochlespira venusta (71237)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Apiotoma pritchardi, Apiotoma janjukiensis (71238)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Oregon) Aforia campbelli (37684)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Aforia clallamensis (52357 52362)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark Cochlespira volgeri (234515)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cochlespira corneti (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cochlespira corneti (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cochlespira corneti (62899)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Aforia clallamensis (39588)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cochlespira corneti (61899 61901 62893)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Cochlespira venusta (71242)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Grenada Aforia ecuadoriana (58667)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Cochlespira sp. (111204 136943)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Cochlespira sp. (63089 63090)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Cochlespira elegans (130981)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Cochlespira cedonulli (145343)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Mexico (Veracruz) Pleurotoma cedonulli (59282)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Japan (Okinawa) Coronasyrinx takabanarensis (42171) Nihonia shimajiriensis (42168 42169)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Cochlespira cedonulli (96520)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Chesasyrinx rotifera (92325)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) Nihonia witkampi (42310)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) Cochlespira sp. (79855)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Cochlespira sp. (135816 135821 135829)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) Aforia sp. (135944) Cochlespira sp. (61350)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Cochlespira miranda (75038) Cochlespira sp. (74971)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Aforia ecuadoriana (131293) Aforia ecuadoriana, Cochlespira cedonulli (131334) Cochlespira cedonulli (131333)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Cochlespira cedonulli (96486)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) Aforia ecuadoriana, Nannoidella nana, Ancistrosyrinx cedonulli (60771) Ancistrosyrinx cedonulli (60772)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Cochlespira cedonulli (90857)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Aforia sp. (79858) Cochlespira sp. (135832)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan (Okinawa) Nihonia shimajiriensis (26654)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Ancistrosyrinx cedonulli (66790)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Ancistrosyrinx miranda (59420)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Ancistrosyrinx miranda (58522) Cochlespira miranda (69090 69093 69094)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Cochlespira sp. (79774)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Ancistrosyrinx elegans (134664)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Cochlespira sp. (61344)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama Ancistrosyrinx dalli (134663)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Drillia ostrearum (80304)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Indonesia Cochlespira pulchella (67971)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Clathrodrillia ostrearum (41501 41718) Drillia acurugata, Crassispira tampaensis (61309)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) Clathrodrillia ostrearum (41705)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Cochlespira sp. (79844)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Kerala) Cochlespira sp. (107971)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Crassispira tampaensis (61311) Pyrgospira tampaensis (96538)