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Roxania

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia

Taxonomy
Roxania was named by Leach In Gray (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant R Sepkoski's reference number: 614,1066]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Haminoeoidea by Todd (2001); to Cephalaspida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cylichnidae by Wienrich and Janssen (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Roxania Leach In Gray
2001Roxania Todd
2002Roxania Sepkoski
2007Roxania Wienrich and Janssen p. 776

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyHaminoeoideaPilsbry 1895
genusRoxaniaLeach In Gray 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. Roxania Leach In Gray 1847
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Subg. Roxania (Roxania) Leach In Gray 1847
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†Sabatia callifera Boettger 1906
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Invalid names: Bulla utriculus Hörnes 1814 [synonym]
†Roxania chipolana Dall 1895
†Roxania mediolaevigata Traub 1938
†Roxania modesta Traub 1938
†Roxania ventricosa Traub 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:26:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:26:46
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 66.00000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (83 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland R. sp. n. (177724)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Salzburg) R. mediolaevigata, R. modesta, R. ventricosa (84335)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark R. clausa (35264 35265 35266 35267 51500)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Poland R. cincta (27019)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) R. sp. (39829)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) R. biumbilicata (3257)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) R. ovulata (8124)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Yvelines) R. ovulata (177972 177975)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia R. jogjacartensis (78745 79524) R. jogjacartensis, R. nanggulanensis, R. gracilis (70082)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France R. ovulata (78567)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Pakistan R. pseudosemistriata (183853) R. sp. A (8676)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) R. coronata (42636)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary R. burdigalensis (8211)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) R. utriculus (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) R. utriculus (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) R. utriculus (62899 62903 62935 62936 62940 62952 62953)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Abderospira chipolana (41760)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Slovakia Sabatia callifera (160736)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria R. elongata (77402 77403)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany R. utriculus (111599)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy R. burdigalensis, R. utriculus (178108)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands R. utriculus (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) R. utriculus (61895 61896 61897 61898 61900 61902 61903 61904 61905 61906 62867 62885 62886 62887 62888 62889 62891 62892)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia R. progoensis (63040) R. progoensis, R. spolongensis (70086)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Belgium R. utriculus (77858 77860)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) R. funiakensis (111204)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia R. utriculus (73139)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria R. callifera (74652)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Denmark R. utriculus (98312)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama R. chipolana (93060 93145 93160 93167 93172 93174 93222) R. sp. (145519)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) R. chipolana (145210 145344) R. sp. (61334)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium R. utriculus (77863 77868 77869)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica R. sp. (69094)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium R. utriculus (179048 179079)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) R. utriculus (178117)