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Columbellopsis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Columbellopsis was named by Bucquoy et al. (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 794,909]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Mitrella (Columbellopsis) by Woodring (1964) and Addicott (1970).

It was assigned to Pyrenidae by Gardner (1947); to Mitrella by Woodring (1964) and Addicott (1970); to Columbellidae by Todd (2001) and Wienrich (2001); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Columbellopsis Bucquoy et al.
1947Columbellopsis Gardner p. 501
1964Mitrella (Columbellopsis) Woodring p. 248
1970Mitrella (Columbellopsis) Addicott p. 87
2001Columbellopsis Todd
2001Columbellopsis Wienrich p. 477
2002Columbellopsis Sepkoski

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusColumbellopsisBucquoy et al. 1882

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. Columbellopsis Bucquoy et al. 1882
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Invalid names: Anachis (Alia) fenestrata Adams 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:18
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:11:15
Source: f = family, 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): 61.6 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland C. sp. (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Mitrella edmondi (22931)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) Mitrella mississippiensis (92375)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) Mitrella mississippiensis (2415)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Mitrella elevata (2422 2453 90600 205489)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Mitrella mississippiensis (2437 2438 90642 90707 90709 99734)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Mitrella mississippiensis (98787)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Mitrella mississippiensis (92355)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy C. inedita (178108)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Panama Mitrella fenestrata (52173)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) C. astensis (61905)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Mitrella fenestrata (52174 93146)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) C. sp. (61347)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica C. lissa, C. sp., C. lepta (69094) Mitrella lissa, Mitrella lepta, Mitrella sp. (58522)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) C. astensis (178117)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Anachis fenestrata (79331)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil Anachis fenestrata (72123)