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Sarganidae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Sarganidae

Taxonomy
Sarganidae was named by Stephenson (1923) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5333].

It was reranked as the subfamily Sarganinae by Ponder and Warén (1988) and Saul (1996).

It was assigned to Muricidae by Ponder and Warén (1988); to Tudiclidae by Saul (1996); and to Neogastropoda by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Sarganidae Stephenson
1988Sarganinae Ponder and Warén p. 305
1996Sarganinae Saul p. 129
2005Sarganidae Bouchet et al. p. 254
2005Sarganinae Bouchet et al. p. 254

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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
familySarganidaeStephenson 1923
familySarganidaeStephenson 1923

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.

Fm. †Sarganidae Stephenson 1923
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G. †Eomorea Kollmann 2005
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Eomorea vibrayeana d'Orbigny 1843
Subfm. †Sarganinae Stephenson 1923
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G. †Praesargana Saul and Popenoe 1993
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†Praesargana argentea Saul 1996
†Praesargana condoni White 1889
†Praesargana confraga Saul 1996
†Praesargana kennedyi Saul 1996
Subfm. †Schizobasinae Bandel and Dockery 2001
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G. †Hillites Stephenson 1952
Invalid names: Pseudecphorinae Bandel and Dockery 2001 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:41:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:56:35
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Turonian or 105.30000 to 89.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5France (Champagne-Ardenne) Fusus vibrayeanus (160157)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (New Mexico) Hillites newberryi (37561)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Hillites downesi (6280)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Hillites multilirae (4641 4654 4655 6494 6498 6525 6614 6630) Hillites septarianus (6589)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Texas) Hillites multilirae (4644)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Praesargana condoni (219066 222108) Praesargana confraga (220930 220939) Praesargana kennedyi (220935) Trophon condoni (44201)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) Praesargana argentea (220941) Praesargana condoni (215288) Praesargana confraga (220931) Praesargana kennedyi (220938)