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Siphonariidae
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Basommatophora : Siphonariidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 9 (53%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 140 - 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Pulmonata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile, attached (based on Siphonariidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Siphonariidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Grazer on rock, rubble or coral substrates according to Todd (2001). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Pulmonata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | N. F. Sohl. 1964. Neogastropoda, Opisthobranchia, and Basommatophora from the Ripley, Owl Creek, and Prairie Bluff Formations. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 331(B):153-344 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Anisomyon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 66 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Siphonacmea genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Siphonaria genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 40 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Williamia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1840 | Siphonariidae Gray |
| 1964 | Siphonariidae Sohl p. 322 |
| 1975 | Anisomyonidae Kanie |
| 1976 | Siphonacmeidae Starobogatov |
| 1978 | Liriolidae Golikov and Kussakin |
| 1991 | Siphonariidae Gordillo p. 129 |
| 2001 | Siphonariidae Todd |
| 2003 | Siphonariidae Jeffery |
| 2004 | Siphonariidae Kaim p. 157 |
| 2005 | Siphonariidae Bouchet et al. p. 263 |
References
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!
