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Xenophora cummulans

Gastropoda - Xenophoridae

Taxonomy
Trochus cumulans was named by Brongniart (1823) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene-Oligocene; France, Italy, Greece, Iran.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Xenophora cumulans by Azzaroli (1958); it was recombined as Xenophora cummulans by Hörnes (1856) and Harzhauser (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
X. conchyliphora, X. prognata, X. transiens, X. wemmelensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Trochus cumulans Brongniart p. 159 figs. pl. 4, fig. 1
1856Xenophora cummulans Hörnes p. 443 figs. pl. 44, fig. 13
1958Xenophora cumulans Azzaroli p. 117
2004Xenophora cummulans Harzhauser p. 130

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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
superfamilyXenophoroideaTroschel 1852
familyXenophoridaeTroschel 1852
genusXenophoraFischer von Waldheim 1807
speciescummulans(Brongniart 1823)

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.

†Xenophora cummulans Brongniart 1823
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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 08:06:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:06:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Burdigalian or 41.30000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Xenophora cumulans (78567)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Xenophora cumulans (3494)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Romania Xenophora cumulans (101879)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Xenophora cumulans (78565)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Somalia Xenophora cumulans (78566)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Somalia Xenophora cumulans (78983 79043 79044 79048 79059)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Iran Xenophora cumulans (76199)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Greece Xenophora cumulans (76195)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Somalia Xenophora cumulans (78839 78903)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Xenophora cummulans (77402 77403)