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Viviparidae
Description | Viviparidae, sometimes known as the river snails or mystery snails, are a family of large operculate freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viviparidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Viviparidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Viviparidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Proc. zool. Soc. London, 15(178): 155 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 12 (30%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | freshwater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | viviparous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | grazing and detritivore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. L. Beesley. 1998. Mollusca: the southern synthesis. Fauna of Australia 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Sumpsnäckor, Flussdeckelschnecken, Sumpfdeckelschnecken, River Snails | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viviparidae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Bellamyinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 38 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Lioplacinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 20 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Viviparinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 205 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Albianopalin genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amuropaludina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Angulyagra genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Anularya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Anulotaia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Apameaus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bellamya genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 38 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Boganmargarya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Campeloma genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Celetaia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chlorostracia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cipangopaludina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Czabalaya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eyriesia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Filopaludina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Fretacaeles genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Galizgia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Glaucostracia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Heterogen genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Idiopoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Igapaludina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kaya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kwangsispira genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Larina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lioplacodes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 61.7 Ma Paleocene | |
Lioplax genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.30 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Macromargarya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Margarya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mekongia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neclarina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neothauma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Notopala genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paludina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paludinopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracampeloma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pedinopomus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Popovicia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rivularia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rubeyella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scalipaludina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sibirotaia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sinotaia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Stephania genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Taia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tchangmargarya genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Torotaia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Trochopaludina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Trochotaia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tulotoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tulotomoides ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Tulotomops genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Turgaja genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Viviparus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 137 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Wealdenia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Archachalina ventricosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bellyama robertsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Zebra vallei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1847 | Viviparidae Gray |
1935 | Viviparidae Oostingh p. 39 |
1959 | Kosoviinae Atanackoviv |
1960 | Viviparidae Knight et al. p. 318 |
1988 | Viviparidae Ponder and Warén p. 292 |
1998 | Viviparidae Beesley p. 706 |
2005 | Viviparidae Bouchet et al. p. 248 |
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!