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Pholidotomidae ✝
| Description | Pholidotomidae is an extinct taxonomic family of fossil predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Muricoidea. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholidotomidae, 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 : Neogastropoda : Pholidotomidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pholidotomidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Cossmann M. (1895-1924). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Paris, published by the author. Part 1: 1-159, pl. 1-7 [1895]. Part 2: 1-179, pl. 1-8 [1896]. Part 3: 1-201, pl. 1-8 [1899]. Part 4: 1-293, pl. 1-10 [1901]. Part 6: 1-261, pl. 1-7 [1904]. Part 7: 1-261, pl. 1-14 [1906]. Part 8: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1909]. Part 9: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1912]. Part 10: 1-292, pl. 1-12 [1916]. Part 11: 1-388, pls 1-11 [1918]. Part 12: 1-348, pls 1-10 [1921]. Part 13: 1-345, pls 1-12 [1924]. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 105 - 100 Ma Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Muricoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Muricoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Pholidotomidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Moreinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 86 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pseudorapinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pyrifusinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pyropsinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 25 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Bellifusus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 169 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Boltenella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |
| Cryptorhytis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 47 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Drilluta ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 157 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Eomorea genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Longoconcha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 66 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Medionapus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Morea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 76 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Paleopsephaea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 53 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Paramorea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Schizobasis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Volutoderma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 70 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
| Volutomorpha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 103 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 59.2 Ma Paleocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1896 | Pholidotomidae Cossmann |
| 2005 | Pholidotomidae Bouchet et al. p. 255 |
| 1896 | Pholidotomidae Cossmann |
| 2005 | Pholidotomidae Bouchet et al. p. 255 |
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!
