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Ataxocerithium

Gastropoda - Newtoniellidae

Taxonomy
Ataxocerithium was named by Tate (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 530]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cerithiadae by Ladd (1972); to Cerithiopsidae by Wilson (1993); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Newtoniellidae by Darragh (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Ataxocerithium Tate
1972Ataxocerithium Ladd p. 32
1993Ataxocerithium Wilson p. 256
2002Ataxocerithium Sepkoski
2017Ataxocerithium Darragh p. 63

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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)
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyNewtoniellidaeKorobkov 1955
genusAtaxocerithiumTate 1893

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. Ataxocerithium Tate 1893
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†Ataxocerithium biaulax Darragh 2017
†Ataxocerithium dijki Martin 1884
†Ataxocerithium venustulum Darragh 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:29:55
Modified: 2009-09-10 15:29:55
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark A. faxensis, A. sp. 1, A. sp. 2 (176994)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) A. otopleuroides, A. venustulum, A. multicostulatum, A. biaulax (205816)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) A. trespunta (48068)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina A. juliana (71430) A. trespunta (71404)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Indonesia A. dijki (70092)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (Auckland) A. sp. (84915)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand A. pyramidale (67896 67897)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) A. christinae, A. kostejanum (38823)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) A. bidenticulatum, A. concatenatum (63439)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) A. pardelensis (42149) A. piramidensis (42146)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina A. pullum (198749)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands A. eniwetokensis (43306)