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Ampullariidae
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullariidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | apple snail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 9 (53%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 172 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | freshwater (based on Ampullariidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Ampullariidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Ampullariidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Afropominae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Ampullariinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coronatica ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Lanistes genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 84 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pictavia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pila genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pomacea genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pseudoceratodes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1824 | Ampullariidae Gray |
| 1915 | Pilidae Preston |
| 1931 | Ampullariidae Olsson p. 71 |
| 1988 | Ampullariidae Ponder and Warén p. 292 |
| 2005 | Ampullariidae Bouchet et al. p. 247 |
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!
