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Cryptaulacidae
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cryptaulacidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cryptaulacidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Cryptaulacidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Cerithioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer (based on Cerithioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Gründel and A. Kaim. 2006. Shallow-water gastropods from Late Oxfordian sands in Kleby (Pomerania, Poland). Acta Geologica Polonica 56(2):121-157 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Exelissinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 22 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Kosmopleurinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Bigotella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cerithinella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Cryptaulax ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 176 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Francocerithium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kosmopleura ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Shurovites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
Teliochilus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1976 | Cryptaulacidae Gründel |
2006 | Cryptaulacidae Gründel and Kaim p. 138 |
2011 | Cryptaulacidae Gründel et al. p. 493 |
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!