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Nassarius (Arcularia)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1807Arcularia Link
1941Nassa (Arcularia) Pilsbry and Olsson p. 7
1977Nassarius (Arcularia) Ladd p. 51
2001Nassarius (Arcularia) Todd
2002Arcularia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
subfamilyNassariinaeIredale 1916
genusNassariusDuméril 1806
subgenusArcularia(Link 1807)

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.

Subg. Nassarius (Arcularia) Link 1807
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Nassa (Arcularia) puntablacoensis Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Nassarius (Arcularia) luteostoma Broderip and Sowerby 1829
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 09:57:48
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:07:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Holocene or 11.62000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Turkey Arcularia ringicula (179777)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Nassa puntablacoensis (66795 66796) Nassa puntablancoensis (66792)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Philippines (Tayabas) Arcularia globosa, Arcularia bimaculosa, Arcularia sp. A (41523) Arcularia globosa, Arcularia thersites, Arcularia bimaculosa, Arcularia sp. B (41524) Arcularia thersites (41529)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) Nassa puntablancoensis (51886)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Nassa puntablancoensis (66794)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Nassa puntablancoensis (51878)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco Nassa gibbosula, Nassa circumcincta, Nassa granum (127581)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco Nassa granum (127579 127580)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Nassa circumcincta (127593 127595)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Nassarius luteostoma (97645)