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Scaphella (Scaphella)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Scaphella (Scaphella) was named by Swainson (1832). It is extant.

It was assigned to Scaphella by Swainson (1832).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Scaphella (Scaphella) Swainson

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
genusScaphellaSwainson 1832
subgenusScaphellaSwainson 1832

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. Scaphella (Scaphella) Swainson 1832
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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 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark Scaphella siemssenii (111472 111474 111475)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Scaphella bolli (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Scaphella bolli (62884)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Scaphella bolli (62899 62903 62932)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Scaphella bolli (111599)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Netherlands Scaphella bolli (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Scaphella bolli (61895 61896 61897 61900 61901 61902 61903 61904 61906 62886 62892 62893)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Scaphella lamberti (126155)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Voluta lamberti (84794 84795)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium Scaphella lamberti (80674)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Voluta lamberti (84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) Scaphella sp. (61343)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Scaphella lamberti (179048 179079)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (North Carolina) Scaphella pecursor (59316)