Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Cochlespira engonata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae

Taxonomy
Cochlespira engonata was named by Conrad (1865) [m. kosnik taxon no: 1287].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. cookei, Surcula koeneni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Cochlespira engonata Conrad
1966Cochlespira engonata Palmer and Brann

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCochlespiridae(Powell 1942)
genusCochlespiraConrad 1865
speciesengonataConrad 1865

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.

†Cochlespira engonata Conrad 1865
show all | hide all
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 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Bartonian or 55.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Texas) Cochlespira engonata (83949)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Cochlespira engonata (90651 205416)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Cochlespira engonata (1439 81224)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) Cochlespira engonata (2415)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Texas) Cochlespira engonata (2412)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Cochlespira engonata (205420 205490)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Cochlespira engonata (7437 90886 205266 205267 205271 205410 205414 205422 205425 205426 205430 205433 205480 205481 205485)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Cochlespira engonata (2449)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Cochlespira engonata (2416 2417 2418 2419 2420 2421 2422 6788 90469)