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Cantharidus

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Cantharidus was named by Monfort (1810) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 530]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Monodontinae by Fleming (1966); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Cantharidini by Harzhauser (2007); and to Trochinae by Wilson (1993), Bouchet et al. (2005) and Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Cantharidus Monfort
1966Cantharidus Fleming p. 38
1993Cantharidus Wilson p. 80
2002Cantharidus Sepkoski
2005Cantharidus Bouchet et al. p. 148
2007Cantharidus Harzhauser p. 84
2007Cantharidus Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrochinaeRafinesque 1815
genusCantharidusMonfort 1810

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. Cantharidus Monfort 1810
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Subg. †Cantharidus (Beraua) Beets 1941
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Cantharidus (Beraua) elkeae Harzhauser 2007
Subg. Cantharidus (Cantharidus) Montfort 1810
Cantharidus fumosus Dillwyn 1817
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 28.10000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Oman C. elkeae (75608)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Oman C. elkeae (75609)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Northern Mariana Islands Thalotia sp. (77942)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Thalotia erinaceus (70081 70107)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) C. laxegemmatus, C. subsimplex (63432 63436) C. subsimplex (63439)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy (Calabria) C. exasperatus (85065)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (South Australia) C. apicinus (63380)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa C. fultoni (122940 122941 122943 122945)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles C. sp. (81013)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan C. japonicus (88886)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) C. lepidus, C. irisodontes, C. sp. (96708) C. pulcherrimus (63207)