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Lithotrochus

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Lithotrochus was named by Conrad (1855) [Sepkoski's age data: J l J Toar Sepkoski's reference number: 615].

It was assigned to Proconulinae by Knight et al. (1960); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Trochidae by Ferrari (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Lithotrochus Conrad
1960Lithotrochus Knight et al. p. 248
2002Lithotrochus Sepkoski
2013Lithotrochus Ferrari p. 581

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
genusLithotrochusConrad 1855

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. †Lithotrochus Conrad 1855
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†Lithotrochus humboldtii von Buch 1839
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Invalid names: Turritella andii d'Orbigny 1842 [synonym]
†Lithotrochus rothi Damborenea and Ferrari 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height230.226.035.030.56.36

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: base of the Late/Upper Sinemurian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 196.50000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic - Middle Jurassic201.4 - 161.5Chile (Huasco) L. sp. (223368 223369 223374)
Jurassic201.4 - 145.0Chile (Huasco) L. humboldtii (223371)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Chile L. humboldti (7415 7416 7417 7418 7419 7436) L. humboldtii (58733)
Sinemurian - Toarcian199.3 - 174.1Chile (Copiapó) L. sp. (223748)
Sinemurian - Bajocian199.3 - 168.3Chile (Copiapó) L. humboldti (222945)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Chile L. humboldti (32411 32415 32416 32428 32429 32430 32431 32433 32437 32438 32439 32442 32444 33957 33958 33960 33965 33968 33969 34057) L. humboldtii (58438 58439 58440 58444 95071 95099)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Argentina (Mendoza) L. humboldtii (201509)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Chile L. andinus (58537)
Pliensbachian - Late/Upper Toarcian190.8 - 175.6Chile (Atacama) L. sp. (221803)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile L. humboldti, L. subpunctata (34059)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile L. humboldti (33660)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile (Huasco) L. sp. (223785)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Chile (Huasco) L. humboldti (223366)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Argentina (Chubut) L. humboldtii (149769 204711) L. rothi (133006)