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Atresius

Gastropoda - Paskentanidae

Taxonomy
Atresius was named by Gabb (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti T Than Sepkoski's reference number: 914].

It was assigned to Turbinidae by Stanton (1895); to Hipponicidae by Glibert (1963); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Caenogastropoda by Kiel et al. (2008); and to Paskentanidae by Kaim et al. (2014).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Atresius Gabb pp. 168 - 169
1895Atresius Stanton p. 68
1963Atresius Glibert p. 9
2002Atresius Sepkoski
2008Atresius Kiel et al. p. 691
2014Atresius Kaim et al. p. 421

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyAbyssochrysoideaTomlin 1927
familyPaskentanidae
genusAtresius

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. †Atresius Gabb 1869
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Atresius liratus Gabb 1869
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. K. Kiel et al. 2008High−spired, littoriniform shell with five or more whorls and deeply incised suture; shell thin; whorls almost straight−sided, weakly convex, or with steep shoulder; sculpture of several spiral cords of subequal strength, interspaces mostly wider than spirals; basal margin rounded to strongly angular and keeled; spirals on base similar to those on whorl’s flank but finer and more narrowly spaced; umbilical slit may be present; growth lines opisthocyrt, fine, and numerous, occasionally clumped into ribs; aperture rhomboid, inner lip apparently smooth and without folds, short siphonal notch.
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height616.211.021.517.53.61

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Turonian or 139.80000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9USA (California) A. liratus (151971)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) A. fittoni (1851)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (California) A. liratus (151965)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) A. liratus (215285 215310 215618 220338 220340 220360 222092 222093 222100 222102 222103 222105)