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Hercorhyncus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Hercorhyncus was named by Conrad (1868) [Sepkoski's age data: K Coni-u K Maes-u m. kosnik taxon no: 4702]. It is not extant.

It was corrected as Hercorhynchus by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Fusininae by Sohl (1964), Sohl (1964); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Fasciolariinae by Snyder (2003); and to Moreidae by Bandel and Dockery (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Hercorhyncus Conrad
1964Hercorhyncus Sohl p. 220
2002Hercorhynchus Sepkoski
2003Hercorhyncus Snyder p. 18
2012Hercorhynchus Bandel and Dockery

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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)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyFasciolariinaeGray 1853
genusHercorhyncusConrad 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. †Hercorhyncus Conrad 1868
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†Hercorhyncus malleiforme Stephenson 1941
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 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

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

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) H. sp. (6134)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) H. sp. (6157 6172)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) H. coronale (7580)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) H. tennesseensis (7515)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) H. tippanus (7478 7487 7590 7591 7594) H. triliratus (7479) H. triliratus, H. tippanus (7476 7586 7592 7593)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) H. sp. (224893)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Hercorhynchus tippanus (4243 4246 4247 4284)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) H. sp. (83237)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Hercorhynchus pagodaformis (4126 4127 4128)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Hercorhynchus tippanus (4459 4490) H. sp. (7562)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Hercorhynchus pagodaformis (4365 4370 4372) Hercorhynchus pagodaformis, Hercorhynchus tippanus (4369) Hercorhynchus tippanus (4367 4368 4371)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Hercorhynchus pagodaformis (4377)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Hercorhynchus pagodaformis (4121)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) H. sp., H. bicarinata (205445)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) H. pagodaformis (205512) H. tippanus (7527 7597 205536)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) H. coronale, H. sp., H. malleiformis (205541) H. malleiforme (205543) H. malleiformis (7489) H. mundum, H. nodosum (7570) H. vadosum (7480)