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Sulcoretusa

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae

Taxonomy
Sulcoretusa was named by Burch (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Acteocinidae by Sohl (1964) and Addicott (1970); to Retusidae by Todd (2001); and to Cephalaspida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Sulcoretusa Burch
1964Sulcoretusa Sohl p. 305
1970Sulcoretusa Addicott p. 140
2001Sulcoretusa Todd
2002Sulcoretusa Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyRetusidaeThiele 1925
genusSulcoretusaBurch 1945

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. Sulcoretusa Burch 1945
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Subg. †Sulcoretusa (Moniloretusa) Sohl 1963
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Sulcoretusa israelskyi Addicott 1970
Sulcoretusa sulcata d'Orbigny 1841
Sulcoretusa sulcata lipara Woodring 1928
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:33:17
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:33:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 72.10000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Colorado) S. dominici (162249)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Cylichnina spinosa (7600)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) S. sp. (4211)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) S. chipolana, S. prosulcata (111204 136943)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama S. sp. (136016 145522) S. sulcata (93159 93160 93164 93171 93172)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) S. sp. (79790 79792 79985)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago S. sulcata (60634)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) S. sp. (135816)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) S. sp. (79855)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) S. sp. (79777 79982)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia S. concentrica (72092 72093 72096 72097 72098 72099 72100)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) S. sulcata (134767 134769)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica S. lipara (69090) Sulcularia lipara (58522)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) S. sp. (61339 61340 61344 79998)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) S. sp. (79796 79798 79799 79800)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) S. sp. (61336 79772 79794 79988 79989 79999 80000)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama (Bocas) S. sp. (79871)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) S. sp. (79835 79844)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Coelophysis minima (97961)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) S. xystrum (96566)