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Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae

Taxonomy
Cylichna costata was named by Gabb (1864).

It was recombined as Scaphander (Mirascapha) costata by Stewart (1927); it was recombined as Scaphander costatus by Clark and Woodford (1927); it was recombined as Scaphander costata by Hanna (1927); it was recombined as Cylichnina costata by Popenoe (1942); it was recombined as Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus by Turner (1938), Squires (1984) and Squires (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Cylichna costata Gabb pp. 143 - 144 figs. pl. 21, fig. 107
1917Cylichna costata Waring p. 82 figs. Pl. 15, Fig.5
1927Scaphander costatus Clark and Woodford p. 106 figs. Pl 19, fig 1
1927Scaphander costata Hanna p. 329 figs. Plate 57, figures 2, 3, and 5
1927Scaphander (Mirascapha) costata Stewart p. 437 figs. Plate XXVII, fig. 5
1938Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus Turner p. 67
1942Cylichnina costata Popenoe figs. Figure 4 (table)
1984Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus Squires p. 39 figs. Figure 9q
1987Scaphander (Mirascapha) costatus Squires p. 53 fig. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyCylichnidaeAdams 1850
genusScaphanderMonfort 1810
subgenusMirascapha
speciescostatus()

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 07:31:23
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:31:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Bartonian or 89.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) Cylichnina costata (220931)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) Scaphander costatus (44232)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (California) Scaphander costatus (44274)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Cylichna costata (3885)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Cylichna costata (72057 219077)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (California) Cylichna costata (193035)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Mexico (Baja California Sur) Cylichna costata (43762)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Cylichna costata (190777 190778 190779 190786 190791 190798)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (California) Cylichna costata (184016)
Selandian - Ypresian61.6 - 47.8Russian Federation (Kamchatka) Scaphander costatus (202260)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Scaphander costatus (52596 52612 52613 52615 52617)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Oregon) Scaphander costata (200873) Scaphander costatus (200748 200792 200795 200796 200804)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Cylichna costata (122337 122339) Scaphander costatus (52421 52422 52423 52424 52426 52428 52429 52434 52614 122656)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Scaphander costatus (146900)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Oregon) Scaphander costatus (200901)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (California) Scaphander costatus (8016 8017)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Cylichna costata (91476 207112 207113 207126)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Scaphander costatus (16712 94821 94822 94823 94825 94826 178733 178777 200740 200745 200749)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Russian Federation (Kamchatka) Scaphander costatus (7275)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) Cylichna costata (122295)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Cylichna costata (139020) Scaphander costatus (203164)