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Siliquariidae
| Description | Siliquariidae is a family of sea snails with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siliquariidae, 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 : Siliquariidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Siliquariidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Siliquariidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 11 (37%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 235 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Suspension-feeder according to Todd (2001). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. L. Beesley. 1998. Mollusca: the southern synthesis. Fauna of Australia 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Schlangenschnecken, Pod Shells, Pod Snails, Wormshells, Wormsnails | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siliquariidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Siliquariinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Stephopomatinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Caporbis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hummelinckiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Magilia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Petalopoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stephopoma genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Tenagodus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 119 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Tenagodidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Tenagodidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1838 | Siliquariidae Anton |
| 1995 | Siliquariidae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 157 |
| 1997 | Siliquariidae Marquet p. 10 |
| 1998 | Siliquariidae Beesley p. 718 |
| 2001 | Siliquariidae Todd |
| 2003 | Siliquariidae Jeffery |
| 2004 | Siliquariidae Harzhauser fig. 122 |
| 2005 | Siliquariidae Bouchet et al. p. 249 |
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!
