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Scaphander (Kaitoa)

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Kaitoa Marwick
1992Scaphander (Kaitoa) Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 172
2002Kaitoa Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyCylichnidaeAdams 1850
genusScaphanderMonfort 1810
subgenusKaitoa(Marwick 1931)

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.

Subg. †Scaphander (Kaitoa) Marwick 1931
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Scaphander (Kaitoa) duseni Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Scaphander (Kaitoa) schmitti Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
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 07:31:23
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:31:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 48.07000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Antarctica Scaphander antarctidis (63548) Scaphander duseni (63549 207757)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica Scaphander duseni (63551 63552 72405 207756)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Antarctica Scaphander schmitti (63547 72390 180151 278333)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (Central Otago) Kaitoa haroldi (35115)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (Auckland) Kaitoa recta (84915)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Austria Scaphander lignarius (77402)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Kaitoa islandica (41473)