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Colpospira (Acutospira)

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Colpospira (Acutospira) was named by Kotaka (1959).

It was reranked as Acutospira by Titova (1994).

It was assigned to Turritellinae by Titova (1994); and to Colpospira by Kotaka (1959), Allmon (1996) and Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Colpospira (Acutospira) Kotaka
1994Acutospira Titova p. 321
1996Colpospira (Acutospira) Allmon p. 10
2006Colpospira (Acutospira) Rosenberg et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyTurritellinaeLovén 1847
genusColpospira(Donald 1900)
subgenusAcutospiraKotaka 1959

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. †Colpospira (Acutospira) Kotaka 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:58
Modified: 2018-02-27 07:57:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 38.00000 to 37.71000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Japan Colpospira tashiroi (71014 71016)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Japan Colpospira kotakai (179914)