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Synaptocochlea

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Synaptocochlea was named by Pilsbry (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 557]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Stomatella (Synaptocochlea) by Pilsbry (1890).

It was assigned to Stomatella by Pilsbry (1890); to Stomatellidae by Ladd (1966); to Eucyclinae by Wilson (1993); to Trochidae by Todd (2001); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. concinna, S. lekalekanum, S. rosacea
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. lekalekana, S. marshallensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Synaptocochlea Pilsbry
1890Stomatella (Synaptocochlea) Pilsbry p. 28
1966Synaptocochlea Ladd p. 41
1993Synaptocochlea Wilson p. 69
2001Synaptocochlea Todd
2002Synaptocochlea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
genusSynaptocochleaPilsbry 1890

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. Synaptocochlea Pilsbry 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 11.63000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Marshall Islands S. marshallensis (77977 77990)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Fiji S. lekalekana, Sinum lekalekanum (68180 68181)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands S. concinna (43334) S. concinna, S. rosacea (43306)