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Antillophos (Antillophos) mexicanus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Phos mexicanus was named by Bose (1906). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Phos (Antillophos) mexicanus by Oinomikado (1939); it was recombined as Tritiaria (Antillophos) mexicana by Marks (1951); it was recombined as Antillophos (Antillophos) mexicanus by Woodring (1964).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. abundans, A. multilineatum, Tritiaria dictyola

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Phos mexicanus Bose p. 38 figs. Pl. 4: 18-21
1922Phos mexicanus Olsson p. 117
1939Phos (Antillophos) mexicanus Oinomikado p. 622
1951Tritiaria (Antillophos) mexicana Marks p. 386
1964Antillophos (Antillophos) mexicanus Woodring p. 265

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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)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAntillophosWoodring 1928
subgenusAntillophosWoodring 1928
speciesmexicanus()

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.

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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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Piacenzian or 11.62000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Ecuador (Guayas) Antillophos mexicanus (96509) Tritiaria mexicana (61090 61092)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Antillophos mexicanus (93052)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Antillophos mexicanus (96520)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Oxaca) Phos mexicanus (59284)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Phos mexicanus (134670)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Colombia Phos mexicanus (93726)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Panama Phos mexicanus (134671)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Antillophos mexicanus (134768)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama Phos mexicanus (134663)