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Gemophos tinctus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Pollia tincta was named by Conrad (1846). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cantharus tinctus by Richards (1962); it was recombined as Gemophos tinctus by Rosenberg (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Pollia tincta Conrad p. 25 figs. pl. 1, fig. 9
1962Cantharus tinctus Richards
2005Gemophos tinctus Rosenberg

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusGemophosOlsson and Harbison 1953
speciestinctus(Conrad 1846)

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.

Gemophos tinctus Conrad 1846
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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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Venezuela (Sucre) Cantharus tinctus (41556)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bermuda Cantharus tinctus (67947 67960 67966)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Gemophos tinctus (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Cantharus tinctus (60928 60930 66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bermuda Cantharus tinctus (67946)