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Ringiculidae
Description | Ringiculidae are a family of minute deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringiculidae, 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 : Cephalaspidea : Ringiculidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectibranchia : Ringiculidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Ringiculidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 8 (12%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 166 - 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Predatory carnivores according to Todd (2001). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | N. F. Sohl. 1964. Neogastropoda, Opisthobranchia, and Basommatophora from the Ripley, Owl Creek, and Prairie Bluff Formations. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 331(B):153-344 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | マメウラシマガイ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringiculidae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Auriculina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Avellana ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 72 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Biplica ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 75 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |
Cinulia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Eriptycha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
Gilbertina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
Microglyphis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Oligoptycha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Pseudoringicula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ringicula genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 552 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Ringiculoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ringiculopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ringinella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1853 | Ringiculidae Philippi |
1964 | Ringiculidae Sohl p. 293 |
1987 | Ringiculidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 132 |
1998 | Ringiculidae Beesley p. 942 |
1999 | Ringiculidae Squires p. 22 |
2001 | Ringiculidae Harzhauser and Mandic p. 716 |
2001 | Ringiculidae Todd |
2007 | Ringiculidae Wienrich and Janssen p. 772 |
2012 | Ringiculidae Gründel and Nützel p. 50 |
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!