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Leucozonia

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Leucozonia was named by Gray (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant. Its type is Murex nassa.

It was reranked as Turbinella (Leucozonia) by Morch (1852); it was reranked as Fusus (Leucozonia) by Coulon (1936).

It was assigned to Turbinella by Morch (1852); to Fusus by Coulon (1936); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Fasciolariidae by Abbass (1967), Todd (2001) and Vermeij and Snyder (2002); and to Peristerniinae by Snyder (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Leucozonia Gray
1852Turbinella (Leucozonia) Morch p. 100
1936Fusus (Leucozonia) Coulon p. 128
1967Leucozonia Abbass p. 91
2001Leucozonia Todd
2002Leucozonia Sepkoski
2002Leucozonia Vermeij and Snyder p. 24
2003Leucozonia Snyder p. 23

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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)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyPeristerniinaeTryon 1880
genusLeucozoniaGray 1847

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. Leucozonia Gray 1847
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Subg. Leucozonia (Leucozonia) Gray 1847
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Leucozonia micronema Tate 1888
Leucozonia nassa Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Fusus (Leucozonia) cinguliferus Lamarck 1816 [synonym], Leucozonia angularis Reeve 1847 [synonym], Leucozonia fuscata Gmelin 1791 [synonym], Leucozonia knorrii Deshayes 1843 [synonym]
Leucozonia staminea Tate 1888
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 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Holocene or 41.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Egypt L. helmii (2959)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy L. turbinata (178108)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) L. caribbeana (41552)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela L. nassa (131237) L. ocellata (131210)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Venezuela (Sucre) L. nassa (41556)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bermuda Latirus brevicaudatus (67950)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cayman Islands L. nassa (80837)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica L. nassa (80407)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela L. nassa (131223)