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Vanikoro

Gastropoda - Vanikoridae

Taxonomy
Vanikoro was named by Quoy and Gaimard (1832) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith R Sepkoski's reference number: 909]. It is extant. Its type is Sigaretus cancellatus.

It was assigned to Vanikoridae by Ladd (1972), Wilson (1993), Lozouet (1998) and Todd (2001); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Vanikoro Quoy and Gaimard
1918Korovina Iredale
1972Vanikoro Ladd p. 52
1990Korovina Beu et al. p. 408
1993Vanikoro Wilson p. 162
1998Vanikoro Lozouet p. 92
2001Vanikoro Todd
2002Korovinia Sepkoski
2002Vanikoro Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyVanikoridaeGray 1840
genusVanikoroQuoy and Gaimard 1832

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. Vanikoro Quoy and Gaimard 1832
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Vanikoro cancellata Lamarck 1822
Vanikoro cancellatus Lamarck 1822
Vanikoro japonica Nagao 1934
Vanikoro rudoi Lozouet 1998
Invalid names: Korovina Iredale 1918 [synonym]
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 08:01:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:01:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 145.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 139.8 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Greenland V. sp. (82617)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany V. sp. (66779)
Middle Coniacian89.3 - 85.8USA (Wyoming) V. sp. (87765)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Wyoming) V. ambigua (105717)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Israel V. asiatica (80995)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) V. ambigua (212997)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Indonesia V. javana (70082)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Indonesia (Central Java) V. javana (179075)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre) V. cossmanni (178085)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) V. rudoi (74865)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Marshall Islands V. cancellata (43318)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland V. sp. (70539)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333Pakistan V. cancellata (55397)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Marshall Islands V. gueriniana (77976)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain V. sp. (56687)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Fiji V. gueriniana (78060)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) V. antillensis (41544)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India V. rhytidozodes (77658)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela V. pilbryi (131363) V. pilsbryi (131218)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Costa Rica (Limon) V. sp. (79845)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.781 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) V. semiplicata (89294)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Marshall Islands V. kanakarum (43321)