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Colubrariidae
| Description | Colubrariidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.This family has no subfamilies. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colubrariidae, 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 : Neogastropoda : Colubrariidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Colubrariidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Neogastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Neogastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Zwerg-tritonschnecken, Dwarf Tritons, False Tritons, セコバイ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colubrariidae |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Antimitra genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Axifex genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bartschia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Colubraria genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 48 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cumia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyclimetula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Iredalula genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Kanamarua genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Metula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Minibraria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Fusidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fusidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1904 | Colubrariidae Dall |
| 2005 | Colubrariidae Bouchet et al. p. 255 |
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!
