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Seraphsidae
| Description | Seraphsidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seraphsidae, 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 : Littorinimorpha : Seraphsidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Seraphsidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Seraphsidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (20%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Stromboidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Stromboidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. F. Ponder and A. Warén. 1988. Appendix: classification of the Caenogastropoda and Heterostropha - a list of the family-group names and higher taxa. Malacological Review Suppl. 4:288-326 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | トンボガイ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seraphsidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Diameza ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Paraseraphs genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Seraphs ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 66 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Terebellum genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 99 | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Seraphidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Seraphidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1853 | Seraphsidae Gray |
| 1984 | Seraphsidae Squires p. 23 |
| 1987 | Seraphsidae Squires p. 33 |
| 1988 | Seraphsidae Ponder and Warén p. 299 |
| 1988 | Seraphsidae Squires p. 12 |
| 2005 | Seraphsidae Bouchet et al. p. 250 |
| 2007 | Seraphsidae Harzhauser p. 104 |
| 2018 | Seraphsidae Maxwell et al. p. 1371 |
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!
