BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Cirridae ✝
| Description | Cirridae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Porcellioidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirridae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source Data |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Cirridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cirridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Cirridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Cossmann, M. (1916). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Dixième livraison. Paris, published by the author. 292 pp., 12 pls. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Vetigastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Vetigastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Jeffery. 2003. GastroClass: Gastropod Classification Website. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirridae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirrinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Hesperocirrinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 28 | 265 Ma Permian | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Platyacrinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Aristerella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Cirrus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Hamusina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Hesperocirrus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lepidotrochus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Platyacra ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Shikamacirrus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Sororcula ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Spirocirrus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 199 Ma Early Jurassic |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platyacridae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Platyacridae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
|---|---|
| 1916 | Cirridae Cossmann |
| 1960 | Cirridae Knight et al. p. 304 |
| 2003 | Cirridae Jeffery |
| 2005 | Cirridae Bouchet et al. p. 244 |
| 2014 | Cirridae Ferrari p. 572 |
| 2017 | Cirridae Wagner |
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!
