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Anticlimax

Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae

Taxonomy
Anticlimax was named by Pilsbry and McGinty (1946) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 852]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Vitrinellidae by Todd (2001); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Anticlimax Pilsbry and McGinty
2001Anticlimax Todd
2002Anticlimax Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyVitrinellidaeBush 1897
genusAnticlimaxPilsbry and McGinty 1946

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. Anticlimax Pilsbry and McGinty 1946
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Subg. Anticlimax (Anticlimax) Pilsbry and McGinty 1946
Subg. †Anticlimax (Subclimax) Pilsbry and McGinty 1946
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:56:06
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:56:06
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 72.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) A. sp. (205541)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Maryland) A. gardnerae (83135)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) A. sp. (205422 205430 205433 205481)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Panama A. gatunensis (52173)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama A. gatunensis (52174) A. hystata (93051) A. sp. (136006 145522)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) A. sp. (61334 79985)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Darien) A. sp. (136104)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) A. sp., A. sp. (79982)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) A. calligypta, A. annae, A. locklini (79331) A. calligypta, A. locklini (79338)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) A. tholus (67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) A. pilsbryi (96538)