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Cymatophos

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Cymatophos was named by Pilsbry and Olsson (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 553]. It is extant. Its type is Cymatophos galerus.

It was reranked as Phos (Cymatophos) by Keen (1971).

It was assigned to Phos by Keen (1971); to Buccinidae by Todd (2001); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Cymatophos Pilsbry and Olsson
1971Phos (Cymatophos) Keen p. 568
2001Cymatophos Todd
2002Cymatophos 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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCymatophosPilsbry and Olsson 1941

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. Cymatophos Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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†Cymatophos acolus Woodring 1964
†Cymatophos beteyensis Olsson 1922
Cymatophos crassus Hinds 1843
†Cymatophos galerus Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Cymatophos glareosus Jung 1971
†Cymatophos hodsoni Olsson 1932
†Cymatophos paraguanensis Hodson and Hodson 1931
†Cymatophos subsemicostatus Brown and Pilsbry 1911
†Cymatophos tuberaensis Anderson 1929
†Cymatophos turbacoensis Anderson 1929
†Cymatophos veatchi Olsson 1922
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Invalid names: Phos (Phos) buchivacoensis Hodson 1931 [synonym]
†Cymatophos veatchi erymnus Woodring 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Holocene or 38.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (162 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Venezuela C. sp. (134847)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama C. veatchi (42607 42609 49492)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Grenada C. glareosus (58644 58645 58649 58651 58652)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Peru Phos hodsoni (66141)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcón) C. paraguaensis (179723)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) C. cocoditoensis (156751 156753 156795 157336 157344 160815 161622 161893) C. cocoditoensis, C. paraguanansis (156832) C. paraguanensis (136883)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) C. cocoditoensis (60706 60710) C. cocoditoensis, C. paraguanensis (60144 60703 60707 60708 60709)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Panama C. veatchi (42615 42619)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) C. cocoditoensis (157931)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) C. cocoditoensis (156520 156522 156546 157828 157830 157858 158033 158040 158097 160965 160966 160968 160969 160970 161061 161062 161063 161627 161887 161997) C. paraguanansis (136884 136907)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Panama C. veatchi (52173)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Grenada C. glareosus (58668 58674 58678 58679 58681 58682 58683) C. sp., C. glareosus (58667)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Darien) C. sp. (136122) C. sp., C. veatchi (136993)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) C. sp. (79779 79780 79783 79784 79785 79791 79792 79984 79985 79986 79995 79996 136014) C. subsemicostatus (145255 145278 145281 145337 145343) C. subsemicostatus, C. veatchi (145254) C. veatchi (142897 142898 142899 142901 142902 142905 142906 142918 142919 142921 142922 142923 142924 142925 142926 142927 142930 142931 142932 142933 142934 142935 142936 142938 142939 142940 142941 142942 142943 142944 142945 142946 142948 142950 142951 145335)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama C. sp. (136118 145524 187583) C. subsemicostatus (93177) C. veatchi (52169 52170 52171 52172 52174 82116 82119 82121 82122 82124 82126 82127 82129 82130 93051 93053 93054 93144 93145 93146 93162) Phos subsemicostatus (134661)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Phos tuberaensis (135500)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) C. armatus (60675) C. pilsbryi (60640 60662)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia C. sp. (131220) Phos tuberaensis (88297)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Phos tuberaensis, Phos turbacoensis (88308)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) C. sp. (61350)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) C. galerus (51886)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica C. panamensis (66795) Phos beteyensis (134678) Phos subsemicostatus (134660)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) C. lindae (79959)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica C. galerus (66794)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Phos veatchi (134664)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) C. galerus (48665)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) C. crassus (160395)