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Vertiginidae âśť
| Description | Vertiginidae, common name the whorl snails, is a family of minute, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertiginidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Vertiginidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Vertiginidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Vertiginidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Shells New Engl.: 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 16.0 - 13.7 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 0.78 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Pulmonata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Ellobioidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Ellobioidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Pulmonata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. Harzhauser, T. A. Neubauer, and E. Georgopoulou, D. Esu, C. D.’Amico, G. Pavia, P. Giuntelli, G. Carnevale, H. Nordsieck. 2015. Late Messinian continental and Lago-Mare gastropods from the Tertiary Piedmont Basin, NW Italy. Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana 54(1):1-53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Windelschnecken, Grynsnäckor, Vertigos, Whorl Snails, Whorl Snails And Chrysalis Snails | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertiginidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Nesopupinae âśť subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
| Truncatellininae âśť subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Acmopupa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afripupa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bothriopupa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Costigo genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cylindrovertilla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Glandicula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lyropupa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Minacilla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nearctula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Negulopsis âśť genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
| Negulus âśť genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 12.7 Ma Miocene | |
| Nesopupa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nesopuparia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nesoropupa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paracraticula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pronesopupa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Propupa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudelix genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Staurodon genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sterkia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tetoripupa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trigonopupa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vertigo genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 55 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1833 | Vertiginidae Fitzinger |
| 2015 | Vertiginidae Harzhauser 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!
