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Clathrus
Taxonomy
Clathrus was named by Oken (1815) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Scala (Clathrus) by Vredenburg (1928) and Mandic et al. (2002); it was reranked as Epitonium (Clathrus) by Durham (1937), Gardner (1947), Gardner (1948) and Ladd (1972).
It was assigned to Gastropoda by Oken (1815); to Epitonium by Durham (1937), Gardner (1947), Gardner (1948) and Ladd (1972); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Scala by Vredenburg (1928) and Mandic et al. (2002); and to Epitoniidae by Brown and Neville (2015).
It was reranked as Scala (Clathrus) by Vredenburg (1928) and Mandic et al. (2002); it was reranked as Epitonium (Clathrus) by Durham (1937), Gardner (1947), Gardner (1948) and Ladd (1972).
It was assigned to Gastropoda by Oken (1815); to Epitonium by Durham (1937), Gardner (1947), Gardner (1948) and Ladd (1972); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Scala by Vredenburg (1928) and Mandic et al. (2002); and to Epitoniidae by Brown and Neville (2015).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1815 | Clathrus Oken p. 36 |
| 1815 | Chlathrus Oken p. 256 |
| 1928 | Scala (Clathrus) Vredenburg p. 401 |
| 1937 | Epitonium (Clathrus) Durham p. 485 |
| 1947 | Epitonium (Clathrus) Gardner p. 577 |
| 1948 | Epitonium (Clathrus) Gardner p. 208 |
| 1972 | Epitonium (Clathrus) Ladd p. 51 |
| 2002 | Scala (Clathrus) Mandic et al. p. 300 |
| 2002 | Clathrus Sepkoski |
| 2015 | Clathrus Brown and Neville p. 21 |
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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. Clathrus Oken 1815
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†Clathrus gajensis Vredenburg 1928
†Epitonium (Clathrus) weaveri Durham 1937
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. W. Durham 1937 | Shell of medium size, thin; sutures deep, whorls well rounded, non-umbilicate; axial varices prominent, usually reflexed, continuous from whorl to whorl, united at sutures; no spiral sculpture, basal disk or keel; aperture ovate, a small anterior notched auricle; peristome continuous, outer lip thickened by last varix. Living in Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Pacific oceans, in temperate and warm waters (Cossmann, 1912). |