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Trichotropis

Gastropoda - Capulidae

Taxonomy
Trichotropis was named by Broderip and Sowerby (1829) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes R Sepkoski's reference number: 909]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Trichotropididae by Addicott (1970); to Trichotropidae by Durham (1944) and Abbott (1974); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Capulidae by Rosenberg (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Trichotropis Broderip and Sowerby
1944Trichotropis Durham p. 162
1970Trichotropis Addicott p. 59
1974Trichotropis Abbott p. 138
2002Trichotropis Sepkoski
2005Trichotropis Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyCapuloideaFleming 1822
familyCapulidaeFleming 1822
genusTrichotropisBroderip and Sowerby 1829

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. Trichotropis Broderip and Sowerby 1829
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Subg. †Trichotropis (Iphinoe) Adams and Adams 1856
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Subg. Trichotropis (Provanna) Dall 1918
†Trichotropis alienensis Effinger 1938
Trichotropis borealis Broderip and Sowerby 1829
†Trichotropis squamosa Gabb 1876
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:46:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:46:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Holocene or 83.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.1 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) T. squamosa (7610 7622)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) T. squamosa (7456 32139 32142)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) T. imperfecta (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) T. imperfecta (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) T. sp. (205445)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) T. mississippiensis (7586 7592)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Japan T. sp. (4890)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) T. squamosa (7616)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark T. sp. (176994)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) T. alienensis (91606)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) T. semiundulata (72223)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador T. vokesae (41757 131333)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium (Antwerp) T. borealis (179597)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) T. borealis (84755)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) T. cancellata (71142)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greenland T. borealis (75200)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) T. bicarinata (41301)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) T. insignis (37675)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) T. cancellata, T. insignis (37672)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (British Columbia) T. cancellata (75232)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) T. borealis (84832)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) T. borealis (75490 75526)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) T. borealis (51005)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) T. borealis (48462 48465)