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Cosmioconcha

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Amphissa (Cosmioconcha) was named by Dall (1913). It is extant.

It was reranked as Cosmioconcha by Todd (2001).

It was assigned to Amphissa by Pilsbry (1931); and to Columbellidae by Todd (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Amphissa (Cosmioconcha) Dall
1931Amphissa (Cosmioconcha) Pilsbry
2001Cosmioconcha Todd

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusCosmioconcha(Dall 1913)

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. Cosmioconcha Dall 1913
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Invalid names: Strombina laevistriata Li 1930 [synonym]
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 08:10:18
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:11:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Holocene or 11.62000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) C. sp. (136007)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) C. sp. (135889)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) C. sp. (135885)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica C. modesta (66777)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) C. modesta (160395)