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Description

Clavilithes is an extinct genus of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the tulip snails and spindle snails.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavilithes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4604234	https://www.gbif.org/species/4604234
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	10929	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=10929

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Clavilithes

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Gastropoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Prosobranchia	Milne-Edwards 1848
superorder	Caenogastropoda	Cox 1959
order	Neogastropoda	Thiele 1929
superfamily	Buccinoidea	(Rafinesque 1815)
family	Fasciolariidae	Gray 1853
subfamily	Fusininae	Swainson 1840
genus	Clavilithes	Swainson 1840

Scientific Name

Clavilithes Swainson, 1840

Name Published In

Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Clavilithes	genus	belongs to Fusidae	stated without evidence	Woods, 1922
Clavilithes	subgenus	belongs to Fusus	stated with evidence	Vredenburg, 1925
Clavilithes	genus	belongs to Fasciolariidae	stated with evidence	Oostingh, 1935
Clavilithes	genus	belongs to Fasciolariidae	stated without evidence	Mukerjee, 1939
Clavilithes	genus	belongs to Fasciolariidae	stated with evidence	Abbass, 1967
Clavilithes	genus	belongs to Fasciolariidae	stated without evidence	Marasti, 1973
Clavilithes	genus	belongs to Fasciolariidae	stated with evidence	Squires, 1983
Clavilithes	genus	belongs to Fasciolariinae	stated with evidence	Gliozzi and Malatesta, 1983
Clavilithes	genus	belongs to Fasciolariidae	stated without evidence	Squires, 1984
Clavilithes	genus	belongs to Neogastropoda	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Clavilithes	genus	belongs to Fusininae	stated with evidence	Snyder, 2003

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

3 (8.8%)

First Recorded Appearance

66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene

Motility

actively mobile (based on Fasciolariidae)

Vision

limited (based on Gastropoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Fasciolariidae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Gastropoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavilithes

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Clavilithes (Clavilithes) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		8	41.3 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Clavilithes (Cosmolithes) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		6	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	47.8 Ma Eocene
Clavilithes (Rhopalites) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Austrolithes bulbodes species	listed (PBDB)		1	16.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Austrolithes incompositus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	38.0 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Austrolithes tateanus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Clavella harrisii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes (Rhopalithes) superbus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Clavilithes arakanensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Clavilithes atahuallpai ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	23.0 Ma Miocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Clavilithes brasili species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes bulbodes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes burtti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	55.8 Ma Eocene	55.8 Ma Eocene
Clavilithes carinatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes columbaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes conjunctoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes cossmanni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	37.2 Ma Eocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Clavilithes dameriacensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Clavilithes doncieuxi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes hagni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Clavilithes harrisi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Clavilithes harrisii ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	59.2 Ma Paleocene	59.2 Ma Paleocene
Clavilithes hubbardanus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	59.2 Ma Paleocene
Clavilithes humei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes humerosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes incertus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Clavilithes incompositus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes inopinatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Clavilithes kennedyanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes lagunitensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Clavilithes leilanensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	55.8 Ma Eocene	55.8 Ma Eocene
Clavilithes lesueuri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes longiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes mozambensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes nilotica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes noae ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		8	47.8 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Clavilithes noetlingi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Clavilithes oluwasanmii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes pacificus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	55.8 Ma Eocene	55.8 Ma Eocene
Clavilithes parisiensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		17	56.0 Ma Paleocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Clavilithes peruvianus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Clavilithes philmaxwelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes pozoensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Clavilithes protexta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes regexus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes solanderi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes songoensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Clavilithes subscalaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes superbus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes tjaringinensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Clavilithes tjidamarensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Clavilithes toyei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes verbeeki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clavilithes woodringi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Euthriofusus inopinatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusus dameriacensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusus hubbardanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusus noetlingi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusus parisiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusus tateanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fusus tjaringinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhopalithes bolivarensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Clavellithes Gray, 1847	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : *Clavellithes*
Clavalithes Swainson, 1840	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : *Clavalithes*
Rhopalithes Grabau, 1904	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : *Rhopalithes*
Clanella de Gregorio, 1885	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : *Clanella*
Clavella Swainson, 1835	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : *Clavella*
Clavelithes Conrad, 1855	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : *Clavelithes*
Turrispira Conrad, 1866	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : *Turrispira*
Pinus Perry, 1811	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : *Pinus*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1840	Clavilithes Swainson
1904	Rhopalithes Grabau p. 135
1922	Rhopalithes Newton p. 32 figs. 2: 9-10
1922	Clavilithes Woods p. 97
1925	Fusus (Clavilithes) Vredenburg
1931	Austrolithes Finlay p. 14
1935	Clavilithes Oostingh p. 88
1939	Clavilithes Mukerjee p. 62
1967	Clavilithes Abbass p. 92
1973	Clavilithes (Rhopalites) Marasti p. 63
1973	Clavilithes Marasti p. 93
1976	Clavilithes Givens and Kennedy p. 973

Year	Name and Author
1983	Clavilithes Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 106
1983	Clavilithes Squires p. 359
1984	Clavilithes Squires p. 31
1987	Clavilithes Squires p. 41
1988	Clavilithes Squires p. 14
1992	Clavilithes Squires and Demetrion p. 33
1995	Clavilithes (Rhopalithes) Pacaud and Le Renard p. 166
2002	Austrolithes Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Clavilithes Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Rhopalites Sepkoski, Jr.
2003	Clavilithes Snyder p. 21
2017	Austrolithes Darragh p. 71

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Newton R. B. (1922) Eocene Mollusca from Nigeria, Geological Survey of Nigeria Bulletin 3

Woods H. (1922) Section A. Mollusca from the Eocene and Miocene deposits of Peru. , Geology of the Tertiary and Quaternary Periods in the Northwest Part of Peru, 51-113

Oostingh C. H. (1935) Die Mollusken des Pliozäns von Boemiajoe (Java), Dienst van den Mijnbouw in Nederlandsch-Indië Wetenschappelijke Mededeelingen 26, 1-247

Mukerjee P. N. (1939) Fossil fauna from the Tertiary of Garo Hills, Assam, Palaeontologia Indica 28 1, 1-101

Abbass H. L. (1967) A monograph on the Egyptian Paleocene and Eocene gastropods, United Arab Republic, Geological Survey-Geological Museum, Palaeontological Series, Monograph 4, 1-154

Marasti R. (1973) La fauna tortoniana del T. Stirone (limite Parmense-Piacentino), Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 12 1, 76-120

Givens C. R., Kennedy M. P. (1976) Middle Eocene mollusks from northern San Diego County, California, Journal of Paleontology 50 5, 954-975

Gliozzi E., Malatesta A. (1983) I molluschi del Paleocene di Baixa Chinhauanine nel bacino del Rio Massintonto (Maputo - Mozambico), Geologica Romana 22, 85-145

Squires R. L. (1983) New Mollusks from the Lower Middle Eocene Llajas Formation, Southern California, Journal of Paleontology 57 2, 354-362

Squires R. L. (1984) Megapaleontology of the Eocene Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, California, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 350, 1-76

Squires R. L. (1987) Eocene molluscan paleontology of the Whitaker Peak area, Los Angeles and Ventura counties, California, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 388, 1-93

Squires R. L. (1988) Eocene Macropaleontology of Northern Lockwood Valley, Ventura County, California, Contributions in Science (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 398, 1-23

Squires R. L., Demetrion R. A. (1992) Paleontology of the Eocene Bateque Formation, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Contributions in Science (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) 434, 1-55

Pacaud J.-M., Le Renard J. (1995) Révision des Mollusques Paléogénes du Bassin de Paris. IV - Liste systématique actualisée, Cossmanniana 3 4, 155-187

Snyder M. A. (2003) Catalogue of the marine gastropod family Fasciolariidae, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Special Publication 21, 1-328

Darragh T. A. (2017) Further Mollusca from the late Eocene Pallinup Formation, Eucla Basin, Western Australia, Records of the Western Australian Museum 32, 29-100 doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.32(1).2017.029-100

Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

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

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per synonymized taxon - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Treat. Malacol., 77 (as Clavalithes; also as Clavilithes p. 304). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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