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Nassarius (Catilon)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Nassarius (Catilon) Addicott p. B11
1970Nassarius (Catilon) Addicott p. 98
2002Catilon 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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
subfamilyNassariinaeIredale 1916
genusNassariusDuméril 1806
subgenusCatilon

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. Nassarius (Catilon) Addicott 1965
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Nassarius (Catilon) antiselli Anderson and Martin 1914
Nassarius (Catilon) arnoldi Anderson 1905
Nassarius (Catilon) churchi Hertlein 1928
Nassarius (Catilon) stocki Kanakoff 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 09:57:48
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:07:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 20.44000 to 3.60000 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
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Nassarius andersoni (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Nassarius andersoni (62884)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Uzita arnoldi (39805)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Nassarius arnoldi, Nassarius antiselli (206393)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Uzita arnoldi (39799 39803 39804 39807)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation Nassarius arnoldi (45451)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333USA (California) Nassarius iniquus (97234)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Nassarius salinasensis (194801 195035)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Nassa hamlini (120822) Nassarius hamlini, Nassarius iniquus (97231) Nassarius iniquus (97208 97233 97241 97242 97401) Nassarius stocki (97403) Nassarius stocki, Nassarius iniquus (97230)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Nassarius stocki, Nassarius hildegardae (218944)
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.806USA (California) Catilon sp. (214259)