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Nassarius (Zeuxis)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Zeuxis Adams and Adams
1884Nassa (Zeuxis) Martin p. 121
1925Nassa (Zeuxix) Vredenburg p. 209
1935Nassarius (Zeuxis) Oostingh p. 75
1960Nassarius (Zeuxis) MacNeil p. 81
1977Nassarius (Zeuxis) Ladd p. 53
1982Nassarius (Zeuxis) Ladd p. 50
1989Nassarius (Zeuxis) Robba et al. p. 79
2002Zeuxis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
subfamilyNassariinaeIredale 1916
genusNassariusDuméril 1806
subgenusZeuxis(Adams and Adams 1853)

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.

Subg. Nassarius (Zeuxis) Adams and Adams 1853
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Nassa (Zeuxix) cautleyi d'Archiac and Haime 1854
Nassarius (Zeuxis) olivaceus Bruguiére 1789
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Invalid names: Nassarius (Amyclina) dimorphus Cossmann 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 09:57:48
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:07:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan Nassarius minoensis (176558)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Nassarius concinnus (70162 70164 70165 70166 70168 70170 70172 70173 70174 70176 70177 70182 70184 70186)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Philippines (Panay) Nassarius caelatus (41649)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Japan (Okinawa) Nassarius subbalteatus (42181)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Zeuxis verbeeki, Zeuxis madiunensis (45344)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan Nassarius caelatus (96675)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Vanuatu Nassarius vitiensis (78049)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Fiji Nassarius planicosta, Nassarius planicostata (78073)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India Nassarius dimorphus (77658)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Nassarius glagahensis (84518 84520 84521 84529)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Guam Nassarius concinnus (77937)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Ryukyu) Nassarius kiiensis (41600)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Philippines (Panay) Nassarius caelatus (41664)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Vanuatu Nassarius vitiensis (78052)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (East Java) Nassarius castus (96669 96671)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Japan (Okinawa) Nassarius concinnus (42180)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Indonesia Nassarius concinnus (67971)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Fiji Nassarius concinnus (94832)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Philippines (Panay) Nassarius schepmani (41651)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Guam Nassarius concinnus (77936)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu Nassarius vitiensis (78042)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Nassarius margaritiferus, Nassarius vitiensis, Nassarius barsdelli (78043)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Zeuxis hirtus (89294)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Nassarius concinnus (192720)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand Nassarius concinnus (67930)