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Calophos

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Calophos was named by Woodring (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l T Plio-u Sepkoski's reference number: 553,926]. Its type is Calophos ectyphus.

It was assigned to Buccinidae by Woodring (1964) and Todd (2001); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bulliinae by Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Calophos Woodring
2001Calophos Todd
2002Calophos Sepkoski
2010Calophos Landau and Marques da Silva p. 75

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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
subfamilyBulliinaeAllmon 1990
genusCalophosWoodring 1964

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. †Calophos Woodring 1964
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†Calophos ectyphus Woodring 1964
†Calophos inornatus Gabb 1881
†Calophos plicatilis Bose 1906
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Invalid names: Phos springvaleensis Rutsch 1942 [synonym]
†Calophos rohri Rutsch 1942
†Calophos wilsoni Allmon 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:08
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:50:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Piacenzian or 11.62000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Panama C. ectyphus (52173)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) C. ectyphus (145278) C. sp. (79780 79783 79784 79790 79791 79986 79995 79996 136014)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) C. sp. (136007 136033 136104)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Tritia golfoyaquensis (58817)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama C. ectyphus (52174 82129 93144 93145 93146 93159 93160 93162 93177) C. sp. (145520 145522 145523)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) C. sp. (135816 135821 135822 135828)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic C. sp. (74966)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela C. plicatilis (96486)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Oxaca) Cominella plicatilis (59284)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) C. sp. (135839)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador C. sp. (131293)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic C. sp. (74970)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Virginia) C. plicatile (96535)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) C. sp. (146873)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Dorsanum plicatilum (41749)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) C. nanus (79875) C. plicatile (79960) Dorsanum plicatilum (59484 59486 67072 79766)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela C. plicatilis (79710 111011)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) C. sp. (79999)