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Nassaria

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1807Nassaria Link
1935Nassaria Oostingh p. 82
1939Nassaria Mukerjee p. 58
1989Nassaria Robba et al. p. 78
1990Nassaria Beu et al. p. 412
1994Nassaria Wilson p. 63
2001Nassaria Todd
2002Nassaria 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)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
genusNassariaLink 1807

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. Nassaria Link 1807
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Subg. Nassaria (Nassaria) Link 1807
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†Nassaria birmanica Vredenburg 1921
†Nassaria javana Martin 1879
†Nassaria neacolubrinus Noetling 1901
Nassaria nivea Gmelin 1790
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†Nassaria nivea narica Vredenburg 1925
†Nassaria punjabensis Eames 1952
†Nassaria tambaccana Martin 1884
Invalid names: Hindsia nivea bhagothorensis Vredenburg 1925 [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Australia (Victoria) N. sp. (85124)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Pakistan N. punjabensis (8675)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Indonesia (Central Java) N. ickei, N. maxima, N. nanggulanensis (179074 179075)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia N. ickei (79524) N. nanggulanensis (78745) Triton javanus (70102)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Pakistan N. sp. A, N. sp. B (8676)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan N. nivea (77450)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Myanmar Hindsia birmanica (76590)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Pakistan Hindsia nivea (77159)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India N. birmanica (78641) N. neacolubrina, N. birmanica, N. javana (76573) N. neocolubrina, N. birmanica (72084)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97India (Gujarat) N. granosa (179086)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Triton javanus (70098)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) N. acuminata (45344)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India N. mekranica (77658)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia N. tambacana (84545)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia N. acuminata (72098 72104)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Indonesia N. wanneri (67971)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Fiji N. acuminata (94832)