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Anchura abrupta

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Anchura abrupta was named by Conrad (1860). It is the type species of Anchura.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Anchura abrupta Conrad
1941Drepanochilus martini Stephenson
1960Anchura abrupta Sohl p. 105 figs. Pl 12, figs 1,4-9,12

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
genusAnchuraConrad 1860
speciesabruptaConrad 1860

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.

Anchura abrupta Conrad 1860
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Invalid names: Drepanochilus martini Stephenson 1941 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Diet 2: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:33:39
Modified: 2009-09-18 12:16:47
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Drepanochilus martini (7481 7552 7580)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Anchura abrupta (3870)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Anchura abrupta (7476 7477 7479 7487 7586 7590)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Anchura abrupta (83239)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Anchura abrupta (7600)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Anchura abrupta (205445)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Anchura abrupta (4380 26818)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene72.2 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) Anchura abrupta (26819)