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Ampullina ✝

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Description

Ampullina is an extinct taxonomic genus of deep-water sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Caenogastropoda. These sea snails were epifaunal grazers. They lived from the Middle Triassic period to the Lower Pliocene age.

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

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3244633	https://www.gbif.org/species/3244633
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	9468	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=9468

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Ampullina

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	Architaenioglossa	Haller 1890
superfamily	Ampullinoidea	Cossmann 1918
family	Ampullinidae	Cossmann 1918
genus	Ampullina	Bowdich 1822

Scientific Name

Ampullina Bowdich, 1822

Name Published In

Elem. Conch., (1

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Ampullina	subgenus	belongs to Natica	stated with evidence	Oppenheim, 1900
Ampullina	genus	belongs to Naticidae	stated without evidence	Woods, 1922
Ampullina	subgenus	belongs to Polinices	stated without evidence	Clark and Arnold, 1923
Ampullina	genus	belongs to Naticidae	stated with evidence	Hanna, 1927
Ampullina	genus	belongs to Naticidae	stated without evidence	Nagao, 1928
Ampullina	genus	belongs to Ampullariidae	stated without evidence	Olsson, 1931
Ampullina	genus	belongs to Naticidae	stated without evidence	Turner, 1938
Ampullina	genus	belongs to Naticidae	stated with evidence	Abbass, 1967
Ampullina	genus	subjective synonym of Natica	stated without evidence	Kabat, 1991
Ampullina	genus	belongs to Ampullinidae	stated with evidence	Pacaud and Le Renard, 1995
Ampullina	genus	belongs to Neotaenioglossa	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Ampullina	genus	belongs to Ampullinidae	stated without evidence	Devries, 2018

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

247 - 242 Ma
Triassic

Last Recorded Appearance

5.33 - 3.60 Ma
Neogene

Motility

actively mobile (based on Ampullinoidea)

Vision

limited (based on Gastropoda)

Diet

grazer (based on Ampullinoidea)

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/Ampullina

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Ampullina (Ampullina) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		10	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	41.3 Ma Eocene
Ampullina (Ampullospira) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		119	237 Ma Middle Triassic	11.6 Ma Miocene
Ampullina (Crommium) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		1	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ampullina (Megatylotus) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		10	48.6 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Ampullina (Pseudamaura) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)		65	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	16.0 Ma Miocene
Ampullaria perusta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullaria vulcani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullella adurni ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	56.0 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Ampullella cedroensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Ampullella nuttalli ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	56.0 Ma Paleocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Ampullella schencki ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	47.8 Ma Eocene
Ampullella woodringi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Ampullina aethiopica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Ampullina angillana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina anguillana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	23.0 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Ampullina austriaca ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ampullina berauensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina berthelini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina bifurcilineata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina boettgeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina bravoensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	38.0 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Ampullina bulbosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina butleri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	16.0 Ma Miocene	16.0 Ma Miocene
Ampullina cotteaui species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina curta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ampullina cylindrica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina depressa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina effusa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ampullina elongata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina flintensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina flognyensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina gindaliensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina harrisi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina haunsbergensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ampullina ickei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina immersa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina ligata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina lignitarum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina lorierei ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Ampullina martini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina masria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina mona ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ampullina nakkadii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina newtoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina oregonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina ortoni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	56.0 Ma Paleocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Ampullina packardi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ampullina paracasina ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Ampullina patula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina paytensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Ampullina perusta ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Ampullina peyreirensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina pyramidarum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina quitrinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina rigauxi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina sireli ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	59.2 Ma Paleocene	56.0 Ma Paleocene
Ampullina solidula ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ampullina stantoni ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		8	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ampullina subhumerosa ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ampullina submarocana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina supracretacea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina tapina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina uchauxiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina vapincana ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		10	59.2 Ma Paleocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Ampullina vasseuri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ampullina vaughani ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	33.9 Ma Oligocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Ampullina vulcani ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		7	56.0 Ma Paleocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Ampullina woodsi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	55.8 Ma Eocene	55.8 Ma Eocene
Globularia (Ampulella) nana ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Globularia adurni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Globularia nana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Globularia sireli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lunatia subhumerosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Natica (Ampullina) gabbi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Natica gabbi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Natica lorierei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Natica vapincana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Polinices (Ampullina) sookensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Ampulina (Férussac, 1822)	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : *Ampulina*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1822	Ampullina Férussac
1900	Natica (Ampullina) Oppenheim p. 3
1922	Ampullina Woods p. 77
1923	Polinices (Ampullina) Clark and Arnold p. 170
1927	Ampulina Hanna
1928	Ampullina Nagao p. 98
1931	Ampullella Cox
1931	Ampullina Olsson p. 71
1938	Ampullina Turner p. 87

Year	Name and Author
1957	Globularia (Ampulella) Woodring p. 95
1967	Ampullina Abbass p. 67
1976	Ampullella Givens and Kennedy p. 966
1977	Ampullina Ladd p. 27
1984	Globularia (Ampullella) Kase p. 152
1995	Ampullina Pacaud and Le Renard p. 163
2002	Ampullella Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Ampullina Sepkoski, Jr.
2018	Ampullina Devries p. 22

References

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

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

Clark B. L., Arnold R. (1923) Fauna of the Sooke Formation Vancouver Island, University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 14 5, 123-234

Nagao T. (1928) Palaeogene fossils of the Island of Kyushu, Japan Part II, Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University 12 1, 11-140

Olsson A. A. (1931) Contributions to the Tertiary Paleontology of Northern Peru: Part 4, The Peruvian Oligocene, Bulletins of American Paleontology 17 63

Turner F. E. (1938) Stratigraphy and Mollusca of the Eocene of western Oregon, Geological Society of America Special Paper 10, 1-130

Woodring W. P. (1957) Geology and Paleontology of Canal Zone and adjoining parts of Panama., United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306 A

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

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

Ladd H. S. (1977) Cenozoic fossil mollusks from Western Pacific Islands; Gastropods (Eratoidae through Harpidae), United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 533, 1-84

Kase T. (1984) , Early Cretaceous marine and brackish-water Gastropoda from Japan, 1-262

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

Devries T. J. (2018) Early Paleogene brackish-water molluscs from the Caballas Formation of the East Pisco Basin (Southern Peru), Journal of Natural History doi:10.1080/00222933.2018.1524032

Elem. Conch., (1 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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

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