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Agatrix (nutmeg)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae

Taxonomy
Agatrix was named by Petit (1967) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 852]. It is extant. Its type is Cancellaria agassizii.

It was assigned to Cancellariidae by Petit (1967), Petit (1970), Petit (1976), Jung and Petit (1990) and Todd (2001); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Agatrix Petit p. 218
1970Agatrix Petit p. 85
1976Agatrix Petit p. 38
1990Agatrix Jung and Petit p. 115
2001Agatrix Todd
2002Agatrix 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
superfamilyCancellarioideaGray 1853
familyCancellariidaeGray 1853
genusAgatrix

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. Agatrix Petit 1967 [nutmeg]
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†Agatrix beatrix Olsson 1964
†Agatrix epomis Woodring 1928
†Agatrix losquemadica Jung and Petit 1990
Agatrix strongi Shasky 1961
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Jung and R. E. Petit 1990SheW small, tabulate. Sculpture cancellate. Suture impressed behind a rounded shoulder. Aperture ovate-trigonal. Urate within. Stromboid notch distinct. Columella sloping or concave with three folds, the abapical one forming the edge ofa short but distinct
siphonal canal. A thin parietal callus becomes shield like abapically and extends over the umbilical chink.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:07:45
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:07:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Agatrix mississippiensis (5501 5612 5779 5791 5867 5941 5943 66317 66318 66320 66321 66322 66325 66326 66329 74079)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (North Carolina) Agatrix mississippiensis (4880)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Agatrix losquemadica (74958)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Agatrix agathe (130981)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Agatrix agathe (136005)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador Agatrix beatrix (96441)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Agatrix beatrix (135828) Agatrix sp. (135821)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Agatrix losquemadica (75042 84986 93687 93712 93716 131387 131388 131658)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Agatrix losquemadica (74967 75039 75043) Agatrix sp. (74971)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Agatrix losquemadica (89170)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Agatrix losquemadica (131636) Agatrix sp. (80084)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Agatrix sp. (135832)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Agatrix epomis (131218)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Agatrix epomis (69093) Tribia epomis (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Agatrix epomis (96519)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Agatrix epomis (61340 61344 135884) Agatrix sp. (61339)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Agatrix epomis (79999 135876)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Agatrix sp. (69029)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Agatrix sp. (79842)