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Beretra

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Beretra was named by Stephenson (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-l K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 909]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Beretra Stephenson
1964Beretra Sohl p. 284
2002Beretra 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
genusBeretraStephenson 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. †Beretra Stephenson 1941
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†Beretra gracilis Wade 1926
†Beretra preclara Sohl 1964
†Beretra ripleyana Conrad 1858
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Invalid names: Fusimilis ripleanus Conrad [synonym]
†Beretra speciosa Sohl 1964
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: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Danian or 83.50000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) B. sp. (7610)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) B. preclara (6660)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) B. sp. (7513)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) B. sp. (6171)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) B. contracta, B. firma (7481) B. firma (7472 7482 7552) B. ornatula (7579)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) B. gracilis, B. speciosa (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) B. gracilis (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) B. gracilis (7506 7600) B. sp. (205512)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) B. contracta, B. firma (205446) B. contracta, B. sp., B. striata (205541) B. firma (7455) B. striata (7583)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) B. sp. (4279)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) B. ripleyana (4247 4286) B. sp. (4239 4242 4246 4248 4255 4275)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) B. speciosa (125950)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) B. gracilis (7473 7477 7487 7586 7590 7591 7592 7593 7609) B. ripleyana (4110)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) B. ripleyana (4211) B. sp. (4183 4200 4212)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) B. ripleyana (4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) B. gracilis (4369) B. ripleyana (4365 4367 4368 4372) B. sp. (4364 4373) Fusimilis ripleanus (4370)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) B. elongata (4496) B. ripleyana (4420 4454 4455) B. sp. (4488 4522)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) B. ripleyana (4121)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) B. ornatula (5573)