Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Caesia perpinguis (fat nassa)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Nassa perpinguis was named by Hinds (1844). It is extant. Its type specimen is BMNH 44.9.23.5, a shell.

It was recombined as Alectrion (Schizopyga) perpinguis by Dall (1921); it was recombined as Alectrion perpinguis by Oldroyd (1925); it was recombined as Nassarius (Schizopyga) perpinguis by Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Soper and Grant (1932), Valentine (1958); it was recombined as Nassarius perpinguis by Clark (1931); it was recombined as Nassarius (Caesia) perpinguis by Addicott (1965); it was recombined as Caesia perpinguis by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. arnoldi, C. californianus, C. fossata, C. mednica

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Nassa perpinguis Hinds p. 36 figs. pl. 9, figs. 12, 13
1855Nassa intastriata Conrad p. 17 figs. Fig. 49
1856Nassa interstriata Conrad p. 327
1895Nassa perpinguis Ashley p. 343
1921Alectrion (Schizopyga) perpinguis Dall p. 103
1925Alectrion perpinguis Oldroyd p. 12
1931Nassarius perpinguis Clark figs. table opp. p. 30
1931Nassarius (Schizopyga) perpinguis Grant, IV and Gale p. 673 figs. Plate 26, Figures 51, 52
1932Nassarius (Schizopyga) perpinguis Soper and Grant p. 1061
1958Nassarius (Schizopyga) perpinguis Valentine
1965Nassarius (Caesia) perpinguis Addicott p. B5
2021Caesia perpinguis Hendy

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
subfamilyNassariinaeIredale 1916
genusCaesiaDuméril 1806
speciesperpinguis(Hinds 1844)

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.

Caesia perpinguis Hinds 1844 [fat nassa]
show all | hide all
Invalid names: Nassa interstriata Conrad 1855 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 09:57:48
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:07:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (79 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Alectrion perpinguis (204364)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California Sur) Nassa perpinguis (43687)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Nassarius perpinguis (200398 200403)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Nassa perpinguis (186031)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (California) Nassarius perpinguis (237590 237594)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) Nassa perpinguis (38042 83787 168757 231899)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Nassa perpinguis (201624) Nassarius perpinguis (237604 237610)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Nassa perpinguis (96593 96594)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Caesia perpinguis (71142)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Nassarius perpinguis (37938 37944)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Alectrion perpinguis (138723 222993 222995 222998) Nassa perpinguis (203095 203108 203114 207886 222663 222664 222665 222666 223327 223329 223525) Nassarius perpinguis (71053 96894 202634 202636 202637 202644 202648 203113)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Nassa perpinguis (222646 223009)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Nassa perpinguis (96591)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Alectrion perpinguis (202936 240554 240555 240580) Nassa intastriata (222650) Nassa perpinguis (38043 96566 222659 222660 222661 222662 222674 240643 240644 240646 240648) Nassarius perpinguis (59063 96895 96936 96937 160361 219029 219030 226458 240604 240609 240612 240613 240614 240615 240617 240620 240635 240636)