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Chenopus

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Chenopus was named by Philippi.

It was assigned to Aporrhaidae by Cserna (1956).

Species
C. (Maussenetia), C. liratus, C. neubaueri, C. ornatus, C. uttingerianus
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. costae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Chenopus Cserna p. 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
genusChenopusPhilippi

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. †Chenopus Philippi
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Subg. †Chenopus (Maussenetia) Cossmann 1904
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†Chenopus (Maussenetia) dimorphospira Cossmann and Pissarro 1909
†Chenopus liratus Conrad 1848
†Chenopus neubaueri Riedel 1933
†Chenopus ornatus Buvignier 1852
†Chenopus uttingerianus Risso 1826
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 163.50000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Israel C. sp. (99130)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Ethiopia C. ornatus (94499)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Ethiopia C. ornatus (94491)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mexico C. sp. (69900)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Brazil C. costae (140839)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil C. subgibbosus (140888)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil C. subgibbosus (140889)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Cameroon C. neubaueri (177976)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Cameroon C. neubaueri (209676)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Niger Rostellaria goniophora (97596)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Mali Rostellaria goniophora (83984)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Niger C. dimorphospira (83985)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Tibet) C. tibeticus, C. columbarius (76993)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Argentina C. santacruzensis (66146)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) C. liratus (84137)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sardinia) C. uttingerianus (84304)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Holy See (Vatican City State) C. pespelecani (209253)