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Hespererato

Gastropoda - Eratoidae

Taxonomy
Hespererato was named by Schilder (1932) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Erato (Hespererato) by Gardner (1947), Todd (2001).

It was assigned to Erato by Gardner (1947), Todd (2001); to Eratoinae by Fehse and Landau (2002); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gastropoda by Muhs (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Hespererato Schilder p. 83
1947Erato (Hespererato) Gardner p. 543
2001Erato (Hespererato) Todd
2002Hespererato Fehse and Landau p. 97
2002Hespererato Sepkoski
2014Hesperato Muhs pp. table 1

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyEratoidaeGill 1871
subfamilyEratoinaeGill 1871
genusHespereratoSchilder 1932

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. Hespererato Schilder 1932
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Subg. †Hespererato (Hespererato) Schilder 1932
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†Hespererato chipolana Maury 1910
†Hespererato cocconii Schilder 1933
†Hespererato emmonsi Whitfield 1894
†Hespererato marqueti Fehse and Landau 2002
†Hespererato oppenheimeri Kensley and Pether 1986
Hespererato panamensis Carpenter 1856
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Invalid names: Hespererato callosa Adams and Reeve 1850 [synonym]
†Hespererato transiens Boettger 1884
†Hespererato vitellina Hinds 1844
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Erato transiens (65072)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Centre) Erato transiens (178085)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France (Aquitaine) H. transiens (74865)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (New Jersey) Erato perexigua (59336)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Erato chipolana (41760 92460) H. chipolana (89576)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Erato transiens (178108)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Centre) Erato transiens (179581)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Hungary Erato transiens (179230)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France H. marqueti (178265)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Siena) H. cocconii (71093)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Erato vitellina (200398)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Japan (Fukushima) Lachryma callosa (62295)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Western Cape) H. oppenheimeri (118257 118306 118317 118318 118319)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Spain H. cocconii (80558 80561 80562)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy (Roma) H. cocconii (178960)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy H. cocconii (71157)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy (Siena) H. cocconii (178267)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy (Parma) H. cocconii (178884 178916)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy H. cocconii (178457)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) Erato scabriuscula (189765 189767 189768)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Ecuador (Manabi) H. panamensis (48664)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa (Western Cape) H. oppenheimeri (118311)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Erato columbella (96590 96593)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Erato columbella (237610) Erato vitellina (201624)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Erato sp. (79844)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Erato vitellina (202974)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Erato vitellina, Erato columbella (96591)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Erato columbella (89573 194406)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Erato columbella (96566 160361 222660 223072) Erato vitellina, Erato columbella (59063)