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Aporrhais (Aporrhais)

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Aporrhais (Aporrhais) was named by da Costa (1778). It is extant.

It was assigned to Aporrhais by da Costa (1778) and Mandic and Steininger (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Aporrhais (Aporrhais) da Costa
2003Aporrhais (Aporrhais) Mandic and Steininger p. 272

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyAporrhainaeGray 1850
genusAporrhaisda Costa 1778
subgenusAporrhaisda Costa 1778

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. Aporrhais (Aporrhais) da Costa 1778
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Piacenzian or 66.00000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Aporrhais n. sp. (177724)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) Aporrhais rumelicus (85445)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Aporrhais alata (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Aporrhais alata (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Aporrhais alata (62899 62903 62929 62931 62933 62934 62935 62936 62939 62940 62943 62952 62953 62958 62960 62961)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany Aporrhais alata (178468)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands Aporrhais alata (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Aporrhais alata (61895 61896 61897 61898 61899 61900 61901 61902 61903 61904 61905 61906 61907 62867 62880 62885 62886 62887 62888 62889 62891 62892 62893)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece Aporrhais alata (72305)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Aporrhais alata (72310)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece Aporrhais alata (72318)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece Aporrhais alata (72414)