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Lunatia

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Lunatia was named by Gray (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti R Sepkoski's reference number: 123,157]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Natica (Lunatia) by de Gregorio (1890); it was reranked as Polinices (Lunatia) by Dall (1892) and Nagao (1928); it was reranked as Polynices (Lunatia) by Martin (1904); it was synonymized subjectively with Euspira by Kabat (1991).

It was assigned to Natica by de Gregorio (1890); to Polynices by Martin (1904); to Polinices by Dall (1892) and Nagao (1928); to Naticidae by Olsson (1931), Woodring (1938), Marasti (1973) and Ward and Blackwelder (1987); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Lunatia Gray
1890Natica (Lunatia) de Gregorio p. 149
1892Polinices (Lunatia) Dall p. 373
1904Polynices (Lunatia) Martin p. 252
1928Polinices (Lunatia) Nagao p. 119
1931Lunatia Olsson p. 69
1938Lunatia Woodring p. 22
1973Lunatia Marasti p. 88
1987Lunatia Ward and Blackwelder p. 132
2002Lunatia 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)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
genusLunatiaGray 1847

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. Lunatia Gray 1847
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†Lunatia chulucana Olsson 1931
†Lunatia climacodes Riedel 1933
†Lunatia hemicrypta Gabb 1860
†Lunatia klipsteini Müller 1851
†Lunatia leptostomata Riedel 1933
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Blancan or 129.40000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (126 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Venezuela L. cragini (1858)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Mexico L. praegrandis (69901)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mexico L. praegrandis (69900)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Mexico L. sp. (64367 64369 64371)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Arizona) L. sp. (64983)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza) L. sp. (88629)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Mexico L. sp. (161077)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany L. lyrata (66779)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Montana) L. dakotensis (168055)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 86.3USA (Wyoming) L. sp. (87757)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Cameroon L. leptostomata (177976)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Austria L. semiglobosa (177758)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand L. sp. (78364 78369 83516 83521)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) L. sp. (190550 190555)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (New Jersey) L. sp. (124929)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) L. obliquata (87439)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) L. paludiformis (48725)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Saskatchewan) L. obliquata (87441)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) L. sp. (233638)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) L. obliquata (87440)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) L. sp. (78124)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Austria (Lower Austria) L. sp. (226428)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany L. klipsteini (213668)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) L. obliquata (151059)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland L. sp. (22943 177724)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Southland) L. lateaperta (50217) L. sp. (50213)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) L. sp. A (190798)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina L. pueyrredonensis, L. constricta (99258)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Greenland L. sp. (22944 22945)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark L. detracta, L. detrita (35264 35265 35266 35267) Natica detracta, Natica detritta (51500)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) L. sp. (3113 91756)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain L. sp. (75340 75370 75373 75375 75383 75384 75385 75386 75391 75401 75413 75414)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Japan L. utoensis (70962 70966 71015)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) L. moorei (90656) L. sp. (205422)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Polinices chulucana (55431)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) L. elegans (45041)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Japan Polynices utoensis (203227)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Essonne) Polinices achatensis (9073 9076 9077 9078 9079 9098 9114 9130 9131 9132 9133 9134 9135 9169 9171 9172 9173 9174 9175 9177 9179 9180 9181 9193 9266 9267 9268 9269)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mexico Polynices lacrimans (61204 61205 61206)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (North Carolina) Polinices hemicrypta (71652)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark (Jylland) L. dilatata (9170)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) L. lunula (112590) L. lunula, L. modica (65162) L. modica, L. lunulata (60979)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Polinices hemicrypta (59335 59336 59722 59724 59741)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India L. sp. (72162)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria L. catena (77402 77404) L. helicita (65161)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) L. hemicrypta (18579)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Brazil (Para) L. lunula (58454)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) L. catenoides (55396)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece L. catena (72305)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece L. catena (72310)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy L. helicina (78437)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6USA (Alaska) L. groenlandica (37993 37998)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece L. catena (72318)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) L. macilenta (71916)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Alaska) L. sp. (112321)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) L. sp. (19698)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) L. interna (78264 78268)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece L. catena (72414)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Greenland L. sp. (75099)