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Thersiteidae

Gastropoda - Thersiteidae

Taxonomy
Thersiteidae was named by Savornin (1914) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9987].

It was assigned to Stromboidea by Ponder and Warén (1988), Bouchet et al. (2005), Bandel (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Thersiteidae Savornin
1988Thersiteidae Ponder and Warén p. 299
2005Thersiteidae Bouchet et al. p. 250
2007Thersiteidae Bandel p. 140

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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)
familyThersiteidaeSavornin 1914
familyThersiteidaeSavornin 1914

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.

Fm. †Thersiteidae Savornin 1914
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G. Oostrombus Sacco 1893
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†Oostrombus auricularius Grateloup 1834
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Invalid names: Canarium (Oostrombus) irregularis Fuchs 1870 [synonym]
†Oostrombus chiraensis Olsson 1931
†Oostrombus problematicus Michelotti 1861
†Strombus (Oostrombus) cedroensis Clark and Durham 1946
G. †Orthaulax Gabb 1872
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†Orthaulax altilis Pilsbry 1922
†Orthaulax bermudezi Clench and Aguayo 1939
†Orthaulax brasiliensis Maury 1925
†Orthaulax caepa Cooke 1921
†Orthaulax conoides Woodring 1923
†Orthaulax gabbi Dall 1890
†Orthaulax hernandoensis Mansfield 1937
†Orthaulax inornatus Gabb 1872
†Orthaulax japonicus Nagao 1924
†Orthaulax portoricoensis Hubbard 1921
†Orthaulax pugnax Heilprin 1887
Invalid names: Wagneria Heilprin 1887 [synonym]
G. †Thersitea Coquand 1862
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Thersitea gracilis Coquand 1862
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. Bandel 2007The ovoid to short conical shell has the callus of the inner lip greatly thickened on the posterior inner side of the aperture. This callus pad forms a fissure with the margin of the outer lip. The evenly curving outer lip has no stromboid notch and ends in a wide and short siphonal canal. The aperture is elongate with wide anterior siphon and narrow posterior fissure. The apertural callus pad appears during growth of the juvenile teleoconch and is present well before formation of the body whorl. The family is based on the genus Thersitea, which resembles Oostrombus, and Orthaulax.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Serravallian or 56.00000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (94 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Japan (Chikugo) Orthaulax japnicus (203132)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Japan (Nagasaki) Orthaulax japnicus (203223)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Tunisia Thersitea gracilis (177607)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Japan Orthaulax japnicus (203232)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Japan (Chikugo) Orthaulax japnicus (203228)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Japan Orthaulax japnicus (37601)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Japan Orthaulax japnicus (203230) Orthaulax japonicus (70967 70968 71011 71014 71015 71019 71021 71022 71023)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Croatia Strombus auriculatus, Strombus irregularis (124308)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Panama Oostrombus chiraensis (42488 42489 42495)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Japan Orthaulax japonicus (70919 70926)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Colombia (Sucre) Strombus cedroensis (42841)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) Canarium naticiformis, Canarium auriculatum (102406)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria (Sliven) Canarium naticiformis, Canarium auriculatum (102363)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Strombus chiraensis (55431)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) Canarium naticiformis, Canarium auriculatum (102350)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3USA (Florida) Orthaulax hernandoensis (80184)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3USA (Georgia) Orthaulax pugnax (60831 60835)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Jamaica Orthaulax pugnax (77774) Orthaulax sp. (111546 111547)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Iran Oostrombus auriculatus (76199)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Florida) Orthaulax pugnax (60656 60661 60665 60677)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Bulgaria (Khaskovo) Canarium naticiformis, Canarium auriculatum, Canarium irregularis (102399)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Panama Orthaulax pugnax (42558)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mexico (Tamaulipas) Orthaulax pugnax (43085)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Dominican Republic Orthaulax aguadillensis (61195 92451)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Panama Orthaulax pugnax (42580)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Puerto Rico Orthaulax conoides (92456)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (Florida) Orthaulax inornatus, Orthaulax pugnax (60985) Orthaulax pugnax (61070 61098 61100 61110)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Orthaulax aguadillensis (42607 145561) Orthaulax gabbi (42627 42628 49489) Orthaulax pugnax (42603) Orthaulax sp. (93236)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Colombia (La Guajira) Orthaulax sp. (157335)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Jamaica Orthaulax sp. (111545 111548)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Puerto Rico Orthaulax aguadillensis (92453)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (Florida) Orthaulax sp. (79776)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Para) Orthaulax brasiliensis (60979) Orthaulax inornatus, Orthaulax pugnax, Orthaulax brasiliensis (65162 112590)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Maranhao) Orthaulax pugnax (112596)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Cuba Orthaulax aguadillensis, Orthaulax caepa, Orthaulax bermudezi (92455) Orthaulax inornatus (75315)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Dominican Republic Orthaulax inornatus, Orthaulax aguadillensis, Orthaulax altilis (92450)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Orthaulax gabbi (41760 42250 42290 42328 42367 42442 42443 42449 68971 89576 92379 92457 92458 92459 92460 92461)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Colombia (La Guajira) Orthaulax sp. (156493 156751 156752 156753 156797)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Panama Orthaulax aguadillensis (42620)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Brazil (Para) Orthaulax inornatus, Orthaulax pugnax, Orthaulax brasiliensis (58454)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Puerto Rico Orthaulax aguadillensis, Orthaulax portoricoensis (92452)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Haiti Orthaulax aguadillensis (92454)