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Microglyphis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae

Taxonomy
Microglyphus was named by Unknown.

It was reranked as Actaeon (Microglyphis) by Berry (1941); it was corrected as Microglyphis by Hendy (2020).

It was assigned to Actaeon by Berry (1941); to Acteonidae by Moore (1984); and to Ringiculidae by Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Actaeon (Microglyphis) Berry p. 3
1984Microglyphus Moore p. 25
2020Microglyphis Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyRingiculidaePhilippi 1853
genusMicroglyphis(Unknown)

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. †Microglyphis Unknown
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Invalid names: Actaeon (Microglyphis) schencki Berry 1941 [synonym]
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 07:36:45
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:36:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Microglyphus sp. (91623)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Actaeon schencki (203113 203118) Microglyphus breviculus (202971 202973)