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Remera

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Remera was named by Stephenson (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Maes]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Fusininae by Sohl (1964), Sohl (1964), Saul and Popenoe (1993) and Snyder (2003).

Species
R. flexicostata, R. microstriata, R. stephensoni, R. vacca
Species lacking formal opinion data
R. cretacea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Remera Stephenson
1964Remera Sohl p. 226
1993Remera Saul and Popenoe p. 372
2002Remera Sepkoski
2003Remera Snyder p. 21

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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
subfamilyFusininaeSwainson 1840
genusRemeraStephenson 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. †Remera Stephenson 1941
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†Remera flexicostata Sohl 1964
†Remera microstriata Stephenson 1941
†Remera stephensoni Harbison 1945
†Remera vacca Saul and Popenoe 1993
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993Medium-sized fusiform shells with the spire more than half total shell height. Whorls flat sided, or- namented by strong collabral ribs and subdued overriding spiral ribbons. Aperture lenticular, angulated posteriorly; siphonal canal moderately long and straight; columella smooth (SOHL, 1964:226).
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: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 93.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) R. vacca (220373)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) R. stephensoni (6660 32141)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) R. sp. (6171)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) R. stephensoni (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) R. microstriata (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) R. decora, R. microstriata (7570) R. sp. (205510 205543) R. spp., R. microstriata (205541)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) R. stephensoni (7527 7600)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) R. flexicostata (4267 4277 4282) R. juncea (4298) R. sp. (4268 4280)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) R. flexicostata (4246) R. sp. (4242 4255 4262)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) R. sp. (7461)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) R. flexicostata (125950)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) R. microstriata, R. stephensoni (7586) R. stephensoni (7476 7478 7487 7590 7591 7592 7593)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) R. sp. (83238)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) R. flexicostata (4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) R. cretacea, R. sp., R. flexicostata (4369) R. flexicostata (4367 4372 4374) R. juncea, R. flexicostata (4368 4371) R. sp., R. flexicostata (4370)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) R. juncea (4441) R. sp. (4427 4455 4470)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) R. sp. (4355)