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Drepanochilus

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Drepanochilus was named by Meek (1864).

It was assigned to Aporrhaidae by Sohl (1967) and Kase (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Drepanochilus Meek
1967Drepanochilus Sohl p. 11
1984Drepanochilus Kase p. 139

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
genusDrepanochilusMeek 1864

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. †Drepanochilus Meek 1864
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†Drepanochilus calcaratus Sowerby 1822
†Drepanochilus exilis Gabb 1864
†Drepanochilus nebrascensis Evans and Shumard 1854
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 122.46000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan D. elegantodigitatus (91287) D. elegantodigitatus, D. sp. (91296)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Egypt D. calcaratus (171274 171299)
Albian113.0 - 100.5France (Champagne-Ardenne) Rostellaria calcarata (160157)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (New Mexico) D. mudgeana (37561)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) D. calcarata, D. neglecta (6280)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan D. minimus (141571)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Arizona) D. ruidium (53401)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) D. transversus (44202)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) D. sp. (6171)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) D. sp. (167700 167701 167704)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) D. evansi (212997 213001)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) D. davidsi (7482 7503) D. martini (7481 7552) D. martini, D. triliratus (7580)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) D. corbetensis (3632) D. sp. (7467)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) D. quadriliratus (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) D. corbetensis, D. sp., D. triliratus (7570) D. sp. (205541) D. texanus (7557)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) D. quadrilirata (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Montana) D. evansi (213081)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) D. triliratus (7586 7590)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) D. evansi (88510 88511)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (North Dakota) D. sp. (90168)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Tibet) D. fusoides (76995)