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Neptunea (Sulcosipho) angulata

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum angulatum was named by Brocchi (1814). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Nassa angulata by Wood (1879); it was recombined as Neptunea (Sulcosipho) angulata by Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Buccinum angulatum Brocchi p. 654 figs. pl. 15, fig. 18
1879Nassa angulata Wood p. 4
2007Neptunea (Sulcosipho) angulata Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyNeptuneinaeStimpson 1865
genusNeptuneaRöding 1798
subgenusSulcosipho(Dall 1916)
speciesangulata(Brocchi 1814)

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.

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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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Nassa angulata (84756)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Neptunea angulata (179048 179079)