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Phaliinae
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Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cassidae : Phaliinae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 23 (38%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Cassidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Cassidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Echinophoria genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 124 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Kahua ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Phalium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 75 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Semicassis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 302 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1981 | Phaliinae Beu |
1988 | Phaliinae Ponder and Warén p. 302 |
1990 | Phaliinae Beu et al. pp. 409, 410 |
1993 | Phaliinae Wilson p. 231 |
2005 | Phaliinae Beu p. 44 |
2005 | Phaliinae Bouchet et al. p. 253 |
2008 | Phaliinae Beu p. 361 |
2010 | Phaliinae Beu |
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!