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Costellariidae (ribbed mitre)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae

Taxonomy

Costellariidae was named by MacDonald (1860) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7681]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Volutacea by Davoli (2000); to Muricoidea by Ponder and Warén (1988), Beesley (1998), Todd (2001) and Bouchet et al. (2005); to Neogastropoda by Wienrich and Janssen (2007); and to Turbinelloidea by Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonyms

Turriculinae was named by Blainville (1824) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8274]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Clavatulidae by Bouchet et al. (2011); it was synonymized subjectively with Costellariidae by Bouchet et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Turridae by MacNeil (1960), Olsson (1964), Woodring (1970), Addicott (1970), Hickman (1976), Moore (1976), Hickman (1980), Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Wilson (1994), Petuch (1997), Harzhauser and Mandic (2001) and Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).
Vexillinae was named by Thiele (1929) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10214]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Costellariidae by Davoli (2000).

It was assigned to Mitridae by MacNeil (1960), Woodring (1964), Sohl (1964), Adegoke (1977) and Squires (1984).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1824	Turriculinae Blainville
1860	Costellariidae MacDonald
1929	Vexillinae Thiele
1960	Vexillinae MacNeil p. 89
1960	Turriculinae MacNeil p. 105
1964	Turriculinae Olsson p. 93
1964	Vexillinae Sohl p. 248
1964	Vexillinae Woodring p. 284
1970	Turriculinae Addicott p. 129
1970	Turriculinae Woodring p. 366
1976	Turriculinae Hickman p. 33
1976	Turriculinae Moore p. 37
1977	Vexillinae Adegoke p. 202
1980	Turriculinae Hickman p. 80
1984	Vexillinae Squires p. 34
1984	Turriculinae Squires p. 36
1987	Turriculinae Squires p. 47
1988	Costellariidae Ponder and Warén p. 307
1994	Turriculinae Wilson p. 187
1997	Turriculinae Petuch p. 136
1998	Costellariidae Beesley p. 843
2000	Costellariidae Davoli p. 197
2001	Turriculinae Harzhauser and Mandic p. 715
2001	Costellariidae Todd
2005	Costellariidae Bouchet et al. p. 255
2007	Costellariidae Wienrich and Janssen p. 651
2010	Turriculinae Landau and Marques da Silva p. 107
2017	Costellariidae Bouchet et al. p. 350

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
order	Neogastropoda	Thiele 1929
superfamily	Turbinelloidea
family	Costellariidae	MacDonald 1860
family	Costellariidae	MacDonald 1860

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. Costellariidae MacDonald 1860 [ribbed mitre]

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G. Austromitra Finlay 1927

G. †Bellardithala Harzhauser and Landau 2021

†Bellardithala taurina Bellardi 1888

Invalid names: Micromitra Bellardi 1888 [replaced]

G. †Conomitra Conrad 1865

†Conomitra capitolina Squires and Goedert 1996

†Conomitra caribbeana Weisbord 1929

†Conomitra falconensis Hodson 1931

†Conomitra fusoides Lea 1833

†Conomitra guineensis Adegoke 1977

†Conomitra jacksonensis Cooke 1926

†Conomitra kendrewi Petuch 1997

†Conomitra lavelana Hodson 1931

Invalid names: Conomitra weeksi Hodson 1931 [synonym]

†Conomitra lehneri Jung 1971

Conomitra leonardhilli Petuch 1987

†Conomitra strombodiformis Darragh 2017

†Conomitra texana

†Conomitra vernoniana Hickman 1980

G. Thala Adams and Adams 1853

G. Uromitra Bellardi 1887

†Uromitra antegressa Bellardi 1887

†Uromitra barnardensis Maury 1910

†Uromitra bristoli Maury 1925

†Uromitra callipictum Woodring 1928

†Uromitra cucurrupiensis Oinomikado 1939

†Uromitra cupressina Brocchi 1814

†Uromitra elachista Woodring 1964

†Uromitra gracilis Lea 1941

†Uromitra grantensis Johnson 1899

†Uromitra holmesii Dall 1890

†Uromitra scopuli Maury 1910

Uromitra styria Dall 1889

†Uromitra syntomum Woodring 1928

†Uromitra tortuosa Gabb 1873

†Uromitra tortuosellum Pilsbry and Johnson 1922

†Uromitra uncidum Woodring 1928

†Uromitra voraginosum Woodring 1928

†Vexillum (Uromitra) plicatulum Brocchi 1814

†Vexillum (Uromitra) pseudorecticosta Boettger 1906

Invalid names: Vexillum (Uromitra) vindobonensis Freidberg 1911 [synonym]

G. Vexillum Röding 1798

Subg. Vexillum (Costellaria) Swainson 1840

†Turricula (Costellaria) bullennewtoni Maury 1917

†Vexillum (Costellaria) cryptidulum Woodring 1928

†Vexillum (Costellaria) dasaplurum Woodring 1928

†Vexillum (Costellaria) javanum Martin 1879

†Vexillum (Costellaria) leurum Woodring 1928

†Vexillum (Costellaria) micramadum Woodring 1928

Subg. Vexillum (Pusia) Swainson 1840

Subg. Pusia (Exilipasiolina) Wang 1982

Subg. Vexillum (Vexillum) Röding 1798

†Vexillum (Vexillum) bataviana Martin 1884

Vexillum (Vexillum) gruneri Reeve 1844

†Vexillum (Vexillum) jonkeri Martin 1884

†Vexillum (Vexillum) limiticum Oostingh 1935

†Vexillum (Vexillum) pamaliense Oostingh 1935

†Vexillum (Vexillum) wanneri Tesch 1915

†Vexillum acupictum Reeve 1844

†Vexillum amanda Reeve 1845

†Vexillum cadaverosum Reeve 1844

†Vexillum coronatum Hebling 1779

†Vexillum daedalum Reeve 1845

†Vexillum deshayesi Reeve 1844

†Vexillum echinatum

†Vexillum exasperatum Gmelin 1791

†Vexillum jasperi Wienrich and Janssen 2007

†Vexillum lindequisti Bohm 1926

†Vexillum lornense Marwick 1926

Vexillum plicaria Linnaeus 1758

†Vexillum polygonum

†Vexillum sanguisugum Linnaeus 1758

†Vexillum unifascialis Lamarck 1811

Vexillum wandoense Holmes 1859

Invalid names: Turriculidae Blainville 1824 [synonym], Vexillidae Thiele 1929 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Locomotion:

actively mobilef

Life habit:

epifaunalf

Diet:

carnivoref

Vision:

limitedc

Comments:

LIFE HISTORY: Browsing and predatory carnivores according to Todd (2001).f

Created:

2009-09-10 08:21:32

Modified:

2009-09-10 10:21:32

Source: f = family, c = class

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 100.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (643 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Germany	Vexillum roemeri (66776 66779)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.5 - 66.0	USA (Tennessee)	Mitridomus ripleyana (7515)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	USA (Texas)	Orthosurcula sp. (205541)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	USA (Mississippi)	Orthosurcula sp. (205512)
Early/Lower Paleocene	66.0 - 61.7	USA (Texas)	Orthosurcula longipersa (84474)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	France	Conomitra sp. (20816)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Mexico (Nuevo Leon)	Orthosurcula longispersa (42895)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	USA (Illinois)	Orthosurcula sp. (70129)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Belgium	Vexillum montense (22931)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	USA (Texas)	Orthosurcula adeona, Orthosurcula longipersa (205260) Orthosurcula francescae (98794) Orthosurcula francescae, Orthosurcula adeona (91893) Orthosurcula francescae, Orthosurcula phoenicea (85315) Orthosurcula longipersa, Orthosurcula francescae, Orthosurcula adeona, Orthosurcula tobar (205261) Orthosurcula phoenicea, Orthosurcula adeona (98701) Orthosurcula sp. (84467)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Colombia (Guajira)	Orthosurcula sp. (99141)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Greenland	Conomitra sp. (22943)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Denmark	Conomitra sp., Vexillum sp. (176994)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	USA (Alabama)	Orthosurcula adeona (2859) Orthosurcula sp. (2815 86390)
Danian - Selandian	66.0 - 59.2	USA (Louisiana)	Orthosurcula longipersa (98780)
Danian - Selandian	66.0 - 59.2	USA (Alabama)	Orthosurcula adeona (90611)
Danian - Selandian	66.0 - 59.2	USA (Texas)	Orthosurcula adeona (98708) Orthosurcula longipersa (99003) Orthosurcula persa (99021)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene	66.0 - 58.7	USA (Texas)	Orthosurcula adeona, Orthosurcula francescae, Orthosurcula phoenicea (86307) Orthosurcula francescae, Orthosurcula phoenicea (86328)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene	66.0 - 58.7	USA (Georgia)	Conomitra subpontis (98660)
Danian - Thanetian	66.0 - 56.0	USA (Louisiana)	Orthosurcula longipersa (52198) Orthosurcula longipersa, Orthosurcula persa (52190) Orthosurcula persa, Orthosurcula longipersa (52191 52192) Orthosurcula persa, Orthosurcula longipersa, Orthosurcula adeona (52196 52197)