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Gemophos

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Gemophos was named by Olsson and Harbison (1953). It is extant.

It was reranked as Cantharus (Gemophos) by Todd (2001).

It was assigned to Cantharus by Todd (2001); and to Buccinidae by Olsson (1964) and Rosenberg (2005).

Species
G. tinctus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Gemophos Olsson and Harbison
1964Gemophos Olsson p. 158
2001Cantharus (Gemophos) Todd
2005Gemophos Rosenberg

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusGemophosOlsson and Harbison 1953

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.

G. Gemophos Olsson and Harbison 1953
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Gemophos tinctus Conrad 1846
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic G. brevis (74958)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Ecuador (Esmeraldas) G. cayapus (60662)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Venezuela (Sucre) Cantharus tinctus (41556)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) G. maxwelli (79331) G. sp. (80024)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bermuda Cantharus tinctus (67947 67960 67966)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bermuda Cantharus tinctus (67946)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Cantharus tinctus (60928 60930 66760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) G. tinctus (96538)