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Amuletum

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Amuletum was named by Stephenson (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Turridae by Sohl (1964) and Sohl (1964); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Amuletum Stephenson
1964Amuletum Sohl p. 274
2002Amuletum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
genusAmuletumStephenson 1941

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. †Amuletum Stephenson 1941
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Subg. Amuletum (Amuletum) Stephenson 1941
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Subg. †Amuletum (Lutema) Stephenson 1941
Amuletum costatum Sohl 1964
Amuletum fasciolatum Wade 1926
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 08:09:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:09:25
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Turonian to the top of the Ypresian or 93.90000 to 47.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Australia (Northern Territory) A. praeturriformis (13946)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6USA (California) A. sp. (80943 80944)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) A. sp. (7612)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) A. fasciolatum (32140) A. fasciolatum, A. costatum (32139 32141 32142) A. sp., A. costata, A. fasciolatum (6660)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) A. boylei (7472 7579) A. curvocostatum (7580) A. venustum (7481)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) A. macnairyensis, A. fasciolatum (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Russian Federation A. obensis (66565)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) A. macnairyensis, A. sp., A. dumasensis, A. fasciolatum (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) A. sp. (7506) A. sp., A. dumasensis (7600)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) A. curvocostatum (7570) A. sp. (205542) A. sp., A. munda (205541)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) A. dumasensis (4101 7473 7594 7595) A. macnairyensis torquatum, A. dumasensis (7477) A. macnairyensis, A. wadei, A. dumasensis (7586) A. sp., A. dumasensis (7591) A. sp., A. macnairyensis torquatum, A. wadei, A. dumasensis (7592) A. sp., A. wadei, A. dumasensis (7590) A. wadei (7476)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) A. sp. (4255 4275 4276)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Japan A. sp. (4891)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) A. sp. (4383)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) A. sp. (4211)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) A. dumasensis (4368) A. dumasensis, A. fasciolatum (4369) A. sp. (4370)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) A. sp. (4411 4421 4427 4435 4436 4437)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland A. sp. (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) A. curvocostatum (5572 5574 5577 5579 5580 5582) A. sp. (5575) A. sp., A. curvocostatum (5571 5573 5581)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) A. curvocostatum (89949)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Indonesia A. boettgeri (70082 79524)