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Ericusa

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Ericusa was named by Adams and A (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Zidoninae by Wilson (1994); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Ericusa Adams and A.
1929Mesericusa Iredale
1994Ericusa Wilson p. 123
2002Ericusa 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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyZidoninaeAdams and A 1853
genusEricusaAdams and A 1858

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. Ericusa Adams and A. 1858
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†Ericusa ancilloides Tate 1889
†Ericusa ellipsoidea Tate 1888
Ericusa sowerbyi Kiener 1839
Invalid names: Mesericusa Iredale 1929 [synonym]
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 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 28.40000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) E. macroptera (72199) E. sowerbyi (72236)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) E. pellita, E. macroptera (71238)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) E. atkinsoni (71239 71240) E. pellita (71241)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) E. hamiltonensis (71242) Voluta ancilloides, Voluta ellipsoidea (72210)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) E. sowerbyi (72234)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Australia (Tasmania) E. sowerbyi (63701 63702 63704)