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Acanthonema

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy
Acanthonema was named by Sherzer and Grabau (1910) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Acanthonema holopiforme.

It was assigned to Acanthonematinae by Wenz (1938); to Turritellidae by Knight et al. (1960); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Acanthonematidae by Bouchet et al. (2005); and to Euomphalidae by Wagner (2023).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Acanthonema Sherzer and Grabau
1938Acanthonema Wenz p. 389
1960Acanthonema Knight et al. p. 317
2002Acanthonema Sepkoski
2005Acanthonema Bouchet et al. pp. 17, 248
2023Acanthonema Wagner p. G486

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyEuomphalidae
genusAcanthonema

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. †Acanthonema Sherzer and Grabau 1910
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Acanthonema holopiforme Sherzer and Grabau 1910
Acanthonema laxa Sherzer and Grabau 1910
Acanthonema newberryi Meek 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-18 08:58:27
Modified: 2010-01-28 09:42:46
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 407.60000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Ohio) A. holopiformis (604) Orthonema newberryi (222794)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Michigan) A. laxa, A. holopiformis (184019)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Ohio) Orthonema newberryi (130260)