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Amathinidae
| Description | Amathinidae, is a taxonomic family mostly consisting of small and minute sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the superfamily Pyramidelloidea. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amathinidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Amathinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Amathinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ponder, W. F. (1987). The anatomy and relationships of the pyramidellacean limpet, Amathina tricarinata (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Asian Marine Biology. 4: 1-34. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 8 (89%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 140 - 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Pyramidelloidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Pyramidelloidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Browsing carnivores according to Todd (2001). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. L. Beesley. 1998. Mollusca: the southern synthesis. Fauna of Australia 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | イソチドリ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amathinidae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Amathina genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Amathina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aorotrema genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Clathrella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Cyclothyca genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Iselica genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Leucotina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Monotigma genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Plicifer genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1987 | Amathinidae Ponder p. 29 |
| 1988 | Amathinidae Ponder and Warén p. 310 |
| 1998 | Amathinidae Beesley p. 868 |
| 2001 | Amathinidae Todd |
| 2008 | Amathinidae Hendy et al. |
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!
