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Helicinidae
| Description | Helicinidae is a family of small tropical land snails which have an operculum. They are terrestrial operculate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicinoidea. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicinidae, 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 : Cycloneritida : Helicinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritimorpha : Helicinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Helicinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Férussac, A.E.J.P.F. d'Audebard de (1821-1822). Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un Prodrome général pour tous les mollusques ou fluviatiles, vivantes ou fossiles, Livraison 9: 1-24 (Quarto edition) [Folio edition: 1-32] (6-IV-1821); livr. 10: 25-48 (Quarto) [Folio: 33-56] (26-V-1821); livr. 11: 49-72 (Quarto) [Folio: 57-76] (13-VII-1821); livr. 12: 73-88 (Quarto) [Folio: 77-92] (21-IX-1821); livr. 13: 89-110 (Quarto) [Folio: 93-114] (10-XI-1821); livr. 14: i-xxiv (Quarto) (16-II-1822); livr. 15: xxv-xlvii[i] (Quarto) (13-IV-1822); livr. 16: 1-27 (Quarto) (13-VII-1822). – Paris / London (Arthus Bertrand / G.B. Sowerby). Note: the “Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques” is published in livraisons 14-15, the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Limaçons” is published in livrs. 10-13, the “Tableau systématique de la famille des Auricules” is published in livr. 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 13 (76%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. L. Beesley. 1998. Mollusca: the southern synthesis. Fauna of Australia 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicinidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ceratodiscinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Dimorphoptychiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Helicininae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Hendersoniinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Stoastomatinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Vianinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Alcadia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aphanoconia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calybium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ceochasma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ceratodiscus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Ceratopoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dimorphoptychia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Emoda genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eohipptychia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eutrochatella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fadyenia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Geophorus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Geotrochatella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Helicina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Hemipoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hendersonia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Heudeia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Idesa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lewisia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lucidella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Miluna genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nesiocina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Obbinula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ogasawarana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orobophana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Palaeohelicina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pleuropoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Poenia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priotrochatella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protoboysia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudotrochatella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pyrgodomus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schasicheila genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Semitrochatella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaeroconia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stoastoma genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Stoastomops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sturanya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sulfurina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Troschelviana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Viana genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Waldemaria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Wilkinsonaea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Megalamastoma aluteceum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schazicheila hidalgoana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schazicheila palmeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Olygyridae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Olygyridae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1822 | Helicinidae Férussac |
| 1847 | Olygyridae Gray |
| 1987 | Helicinidae Gingerich p. 293 |
| 1998 | Helicinidae Beesley p. 702 |
| 2002 | Helicinidae Kosnik p. 285 |
| 2005 | Helicinidae Bouchet et al. pp. 86, 246 |
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!
