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Pediculariidae
| Description | Pediculariinae is a subfamily of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae and the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and the cowry allies. As of 2009, it comprises 48 described species of which 20 are regarded as valid by most scientists. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediculariidae, 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 : Littorinimorpha : Pediculariidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pediculariidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pediculariidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 13 (17%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Cypraeoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore, grazer (based on Cypraeoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. Harzhauser. 2007. Oligocene and Aquitanian gastropod faunas from the Sultanate of Oman and their biogeographic implications for the western Indo-Pacific. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 280:75-121 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | マツワリダカラガイ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediculariidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cypraediinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Jenneriinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 42 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cypraediini tribe | listed (PBDB) | 59 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cypraeogemmula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Eovolva ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Olianatrivia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1854 | Pediculariidae Adams and Adams |
| 2004 | Pediculariinae Dolin and Lozouet p. 79 |
| 2005 | Pediculariinae Bouchet et al. p. 250 |
| 2007 | Pediculariidae Harzhauser p. 99 |
| 2009 | Pediculariinae Dolin and Pacaud pp. 293 - 294 |
| 2010 | Pediculariidae Landau and Marques da Silva p. 39 |
| 2013 | Pediculariidae Fehse p. 135 |
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!
