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Cataegis

Gastropoda - Chilodontaidae

Taxonomy
Cataegis was named by McLean and Quinn (1987). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cataeginae by McLean and Quinn (1987), Bouchet et al. (2005) and Kaim et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Cataegis McLean and Quinn
2005Cataegis Bouchet et al. p. 45
2014Cataegis Kaim et al. p. 410

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilySeguenzioideaVerril 1884
familyChilodontaidae(Wenz 1938)
subfamilyCataeginaeMcLean and Quinn 1987
genusCataegisMcLean and Quinn 1987

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. Cataegis McLean and Quinn 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:46:29
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:18
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Tortonian or 139.80000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9USA (California) C. sp. (151968)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Colombia C. godineauensis (205111)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Venezuela C. godineauensis (205118)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Trinidad and Tobago C. godineauensis (205116)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago C. godineauensis (205117)