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Microdomatidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Microdomatidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 411 - 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Euomphaloidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore (based on Microdomatidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | Bandel et al. 2002: thin outer layer of calcite, largest layer aragonite, then nacre. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite, "calcite" (based on Microdomatidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Wenz. 1938. Handbuch der Paläozoologie; Gastropoda. Handbuch der Paläozoologie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Microdomatinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Amaurotoma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Copidocatomus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Cyclites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Cyclobathmus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 265 Ma Permian | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Episfaxis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Glyptospira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Kinkaidia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 336 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Knightinella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 314 Ma Carboniferous | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Microdoma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 44 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 269 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1938 | Microdomatidae Wenz |
| 1960 | Microdomatidae Knight et al. p. 242 |
| 1975 | Microdomatidae Golikov and Starobogatov p. 208 |
| 2002 | Microdomatidae Pan and Erwin |
| 2003 | Microdomatidae Jeffery |
| 2005 | Microdomatidae Bouchet et al. p. 245 |
| 2016 | Microdomatidae Nützel and Ketwetsuriya p. 500 |
| 2017 | Microdomatidae Wagner p. H152 |
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!
