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Pleuroceridae
| Description | Pleuroceridae, common name pleurocerids, is a family of small to medium-sized freshwater snails, aquatic gilled gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea.These snails have an operculum and typically a robust high-spired shell. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleuroceridae, 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 : Pleuroceridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Pleuroceridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pleuroceridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Fischer P. (1880-1887). Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paléontologie Conchyliologique. Paris, Savy pp. XXIV + 1369 + pl. 23. Fasc. 1: pp. 1-112 [21. 9. 1880]. Fasc. 2: pp. 113-192 [16. 3. 1881]. Fasc. 3: pp. 193-304 [28. 7. 1881]. Fasc. 4: pp. 305-416 [5. 5. 1882]. Fasc. 5: pp. 417-512 [21. 2. 1883]. Fasc. 6: pp. 513-608 [20. 12. 1883]. Fasc. 7: pp. 609-688 [30. 6. 1884]. Fasc. 8: pp. 689-784 [29. 1. 1885]. Fasc. 9: pp. 785-896 [31. 8. 1885]. Fasc. 10: pp. 897-1008 [30. 4. 1886]. Fasc. 11: pp. 1009-1369 [15. 6. 1887] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (40%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 140 - 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Cerithioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Cerithioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Bouchet, J.-P. Rocroi, and J. Frýda, B. Hausdorf, W. Ponder, A. Valdes, A. Warén. 2005. A nomenclator and classification of gastropod family-group names. Malacologia 47(1-2):1-368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleuroceridae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pleurocerinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Anculopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Apella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cassiopella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Circamelania genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elimia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Goniobasis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Gyrotoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Io genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptoxis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Lithasia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lithasiopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pleurocera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anculosus dentatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Barotia pseudosulcospira species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Comalia fasiculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Malanatria ypresiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mycetopus falcatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schistodesmus spimosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spaerium solidulum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Ceriphasiidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ceriphasiidae |
| Strepomatidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strepomatidae |
| Anaplocamidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Anaplocamidae |
| Ellipstomatidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellipstomatidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1929 | Pleuroceridae Thiele |
| 1990 | Pleuroceridae Nuttall p. 30 |
| 1991 | Pleuroceriidae Kirby |
| 2003 | Pleuroceridae Strong |
| 2005 | Pleuroceridae Bouchet et al. p. 249 |
| 2011 | Pleuroceriidae Strong et al. |
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!
