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Valvatidae
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Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Valvatidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 6 (30%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 199 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | freshwater (based on Valvatidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Heterobranchia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Heterobranchia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Amplovalvata ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
Sinorificium ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Valvata genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 87 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Valvata (Mesovalvata) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1840 | Valvatidae Gray |
1988 | Valvatidae Ponder and Warén p. 308 |
1989 | Valvatidae Shoshani et al. p. 435 |
2002 | Valvatidae Harzhauser and Kowalke p. 74 |
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!