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Metacerithiidae ✝
| Description | Metacerithiidae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cerithioidea. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacerithiidae, 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 : Metacerithiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Metacerithiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Metacerithiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Cossmann M. (1895-1924). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Paris, published by the author. Part 1: 1-159, pl. 1-7 [1895]. Part 2: 1-179, pl. 1-8 [1896]. Part 3: 1-201, pl. 1-8 [1899]. Part 4: 1-293, pl. 1-10 [1901]. Part 6: 1-261, pl. 1-7 [1904]. Part 7: 1-261, pl. 1-14 [1906]. Part 8: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1909]. Part 9: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1912]. Part 10: 1-292, pl. 1-12 [1916]. Part 11: 1-388, pls 1-11 [1918]. Part 12: 1-348, pls 1-10 [1921]. Part 13: 1-345, pls 1-12 [1924]. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 145 - 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 59.2 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Cerithioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Cerithioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Bouchet, J.-P. Rocroi, and J. Frýda, B. Hausdorf, W. Ponder, A. Valdes, A. Warén. 2005. A nomenclator and classification of gastropod family-group names. Malacologia 47(1-2):1-368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacerithiidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Diatrypesis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Metacerithium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 42 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
| Nerineopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Terebrellidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Terebrellidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2005 | Metacerithiidae Bouchet et al. p. 248 |
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!
