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Gyrineum (Aspa)

Gastropoda - Ranellidae

Taxonomy
Aspa was named by Adams and Adams (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Bufonaria (Aspa) by Beu (1985); it was reranked as Gyrineum (Aspa) by Marasti (1973) and Mandic et al. (2002).

It was assigned to Bufonaria by Beu (1985); to Gyrineum by Marasti (1973) and Mandic et al. (2002); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Aspa marginata
Species lacking formal opinion data
Gyrineum cavitense, Gyrineum horni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Aspa Adams and Adams
1973Gyrineum (Aspa) Marasti p. 88
1985Bufonaria (Aspa) Beu p. 65
2002Gyrineum (Aspa) Mandic et al. p. 300
2002Aspa 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
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyRanellidaeGray 1854
subfamilyRanellinaeGray 1854
genusGyrineumLink 1807
subgenusAspa(Adams and Adams 1853)

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.

Subg. Gyrineum (Aspa) Adams and Adams 1853
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Aspa marginata Gmelin 1791
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 07:59:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Gelasian or 20.44000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Aspa marginata (70191)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Bufonaria marginata (178108 178110)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy Aspa marginaux (178322) Bufonaria marginata (178112 178114 178116)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece Gyrineum marginatum (72305)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Hungary Gyrineum marginatum (34739)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria Gyrineum marginatum (74656)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Gyrineum marginatum (38823)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Aspa marginaux (178120) Gyrineum marginatum (78437)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Gyrineum marginatum (72310)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) Gyrineum marginatum (71916)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece Gyrineum marginatum (72318)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Bufonaria marginata (80564)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Italy (Biella) Bufonaria marginata (127497)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Aspa marginata (96519)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece Gyrineum marginatum (72414)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Bufonaria marginata (80562)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Aspa marginaux (178457)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain Bursa marginata (128383)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Erongo) Bursa marginata (124053)