Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Aurinia

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Scaphella (Aurinia) was named by Adams and Adams (1853). It is extant.

It was reranked as Aurinia by Pilsbry (1922), Gardner (1948), Olsson (1967).

It was assigned to Scaphella by Adams and Adams (1853), Martin (1904); to Volutidae by Gardner (1948); and to Scaphellinae by Pilsbry (1922), Olsson (1967).

Sister taxa
A. (Aurinia)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Scaphella (Aurinia) Adams and Adams
1904Scaphella (Aurinia) Martin p. 174
1922Aurinia Pilsbry p. 339
1948Aurinia Gardner p. 261
1967Aurinia Olsson p. 26

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAurinia(Adams and Adams 1853)

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. Aurinia Adams and Adams 1853
show all | hide all
Subg. Aurinia (Aurinia) Adams and Adams 1853
hide
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: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Mexico (Veracruz) Scaphella dubia (59282)