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Scissurella

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Scissurellidae

Taxonomy
Scissurella was named by d'Orbigny (1824) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1008]. It is extant. Its type is Scissurella costata.

It was assigned to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Scissurellinae by Squires and Goedert (1996), Lozouet et al. (2001), Bouchet et al. (2005); and to Scissurellidae by Ladd (1966), Ladd (1972), Ladd (1982), Wilson (1993), Pacaud and Le Renard (1995), Geiger (2006), Schnetler et al. (2024).

Species
S. (Scissurella), S. aliceae, S. costata (type species), S. koeneniana, S. lamellosa, S. mirifica, S. timora, S. transylvanica
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. condita

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Scissurella d'Orbigny
1966Scissurella Ladd p. 26
1972Scissurella Ladd p. 13
1982Scissurella Ladd p. 20
1993Scissurella Wilson p. 45
1995Scissurella Pacaud and Le Renard p. 152
1996Scissurella Squires and Goedert p. 228
2001Scissurella Lozouet et al. p. 17
2002Scissurella Sepkoski
2005Scissurella Bouchet et al. p. 155
2006Scissurella Geiger p. 12
2024Scissurella Schnetler et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyScissurelloidea(Gray 1847)
familyScissurellidaeGray 1847
genusScissurellad'Orbigny 1824

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. Scissurella d'Orbigny 1824
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†Scissurella aliceae Schnetler et al. 2001
Scissurella costata d'Orbigny 1824
†Scissurella koeneniana Janssen 1978
†Scissurella lamellosa Benoist 1875
†Scissurella mirifica Adams 1862
Scissurella timora Melvill and Standen 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: grazersupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:55:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:55:39
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Jamesoni to the top of the Holocene or 192.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 184.2 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Türkiye S. szaboi (158460 200773)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark S. annulata, S. ravni, S. aliceae (176994)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland S. sp. (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium S. corneti (22931)
Waipawan56.0 - 52.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) S. sp. (51085)
Waipawan56.0 - 52.0New Zealand S. sp. (51084)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Washington) S. malloryi (176361)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Landes) S. cossmanni (176463)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Denmark S. koeneniana (234515)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France S. lamellosa, S. transylvanica (74861)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina S. scotti (71542)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (Auckland) S. condita (84915)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand S. apudornata (67897)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland S. subaspera, S. transylvanica (70539)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Marshall Islands S. declinans (78025)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Spain S. costata (80561 80562 80563)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy S. costata (78312)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland (Disko Island) S. crespata (227045)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia S. mirifica (194003)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan S. staminea (97961)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Tonga S. coronata (78075)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina S. timora (71603)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Seychelles S. sp. (96926)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands S. declinans, S. coronata (43306)