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Sthenorhytis antiguense

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scala (Sthenorhytis) antiguensis was named by Brown (1913) [DISTRIBUTION: ? Oligocene or Early Miocene; Caribbean.]. Its type specimen is ANSP 1645, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Epitonium (Sthenorhytis) antiguense by Cooke (1919); it was recombined as Sthenorhytis antiguense by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Scala (Sthenorhytis) antiguensis Brown p. 612 figs. pl. 20, fig. 9
1919Epitonium (Sthenorhytis) antiguense Cooke p. 112
2008Sthenorhytis antiguense Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusSthenorhytis(Conrad 1862)
speciesantiguense()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Beu et al. 1990, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 28.40000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Antigua and Barbuda Scala antiguensis (80290)