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Hillites

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4600726https://www.gbif.org/species/4600726
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)11200https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=11200
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Sarganidae : Hillites
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassProsobranchiaMilne-Edwards 1848
superorderCaenogastropodaCox 1959
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
familySarganidaeStephenson 1923
subfamilySchizobasinaeBandel and Dockery 2001
genusHillitesStephenson 1952
Scientific NameHillites Stephenson, 1952
Name Published InProf. Pap. U.S. Geol. Surv. 242
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Hillitesgenusbelongs to Sarganidaestated with evidenceStephenson, 1952
Hillitesgenusbelongs to Neogastropodasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Hillitesgenusbelongs to Schizobasinaestated with evidenceBandel and Dockery, 2012
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance113 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance101 - 94 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Motilityactively mobile (based on Neogastropoda)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Neogastropoda)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. W. Stephenson. 1952. Larger invertebrate fossils of the Woodbine formation (Cenomanian) of Texas. USGS Professional Paper (242):1-225

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Hillites multilirae
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1952Hillites Stephenson p. 181
2002Hillites Sepkoski, Jr.
2012Hillites Bandel and Dockery p. 99

References

Stephenson L. W. (1952) Larger invertebrate fossils of the Woodbine formation (Cenomanian) of Texas, USGS Professional Paper 242, 1-225
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Bandel K., Dockery D. T. (2012) Protoconch characters of Late Cretaceous Latrogastropoda (Neogastropoda and Neomesogastropoda) as an aid in the reconstruction of the phylogeny of the Neogastropoda, Freiberger Forschungshefte C 542, 93-128
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Prof. Pap. U.S. Geol. Surv. 242 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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