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Loxotrema

Gastropoda - Melanopsidae

Taxonomy
Loxotrema was named by Gabb (1868).

It was assigned to Thiaridae by Turner (1938), Givens and Kennedy (1976); to Melanopsinae by Squires (1998); and to Melanopsidae by Squires (1999).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Loxotrema Gabb
1938Loxotrema Turner p. 81
1976Loxotrema Givens and Kennedy p. 963
1998Loxotrema Squires p. 298
1999Loxotrema Squires p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyMelanopsidae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusLoxotremaGabb 1868

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. †Loxotrema Gabb 1868
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Loxotrema turritum Gabb 1869
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:13:46
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:13:46
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) L. turrita (238131) L. turritum (52432 177614)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Oregon) L. turritum (200800 200804)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) L. turritum (200891)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) L. turritum (16712 200657 200659 200731 200732 200733 200734 210283 210285 210286 210287 210289 210292)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Oregon) L. turritum (200870 200875 200877 200878 200892 200911 201035 201036)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9USA (California) L. turritum (37928 37931)