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Heliacus (Astronacus)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Heliacus (Astronacus) Woodring pp. 168-169
2005Heliacus (Astronacus) Bieler and Petit p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyArchitectonicoideaGray 1840
familyArchitectonicidaeGray 1850
genusHeliacusd'Orbigny 1842
subgenusAstronacus

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. Heliacus (Astronacus) Woodring 1959
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Heliacus (Astronacus) planispira Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:00:49
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:25:24
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.62000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Panama Heliacus stonemanae (52173)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Heliacus anaglyptus (93059) Heliacus stonemanae (52172 52174)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Solarium stonemanae (58817)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Heliacus planispira (96867)