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Coralliophilidae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Coralliophilidae

Taxonomy
Coralliophilidae was named by Chenu (1859). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Magilidae by Ladd (1982).

It was assigned to Rachiglossa by Martin (1904); to Muricoidea by Todd (2001); and to Neogastropoda by Wienrich (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Coralliophilidae Chenu
1904Coralliophilidae Martin p. 211
2001Coralliophilidae Todd
2001Coralliophilidae Wienrich p. 473

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyCoralliophilidaeChenu 1859
familyCoralliophilidaeChenu 1859

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. Coralliophilidae Chenu 1859
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G. Latiaxis Swainson 1840
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Subg. Latiaxis (Latimurex) Coen 1922
Subg. Latiaxis (Tarantelaxis) Habe 1970
Subg. Latiaxis (Tolema) Iredale 1917
†Latiaxis serratus Wade 1916
G. Leptoconchus Rueppell 1834
G. Quoyula Iredale 1912
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 carnivores according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 08:20:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:14
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 70.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Latiaxis serratus (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Latiaxis serratus (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Latiaxis sp. (205446 205541)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Latiaxis sp. (4369 4370)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Latiaxis sp. (4491)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Leptoconchus costatus (74857 74860)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) Leptoconchus costatus (90457) Leptoconchus duvergieri (74865)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Latiaxis dissitus (63442)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Marshall Islands Latiaxis inflata (77984) Latiaxis sp. A (43339)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Fiji Latiaxis roddai, Latiaxis deburghiae (78066)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Latiaxis dellabellai (178117)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Latiaxis deburghiae, Latiaxis winkworthi (78043)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Latiaxis mawae, Latiaxis deburghiae, Latiaxis tosanus (88886) Leptoconchus rostratus (96943 96945)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Quoyula monodonta (81077)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Coralliobia monodonta (77974)