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Cymatiidae
Description | Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymatiidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cymatiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cymatiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Cymatiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 5 (24%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Tritonen, Tritons, Tritonschnecken, Rock Whelks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymatiidae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Distorsioninae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Argobuccinum genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 46 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Austrosassia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Austrotriton genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cabestana genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cubestana genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Cymatiella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cymatium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 129 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Cymatona ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Distorsomina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Fusitriton genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gelagna genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gutturnium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Gyrineum genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Halgyrineum genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Linatella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Lotoria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Monoplex genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 254 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Personella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Proxicharonia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ranella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 58 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Ranularia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Reticutriton genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Sassia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Septa genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Turritriton genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Eosassiidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Eosassiidae |
Nyctilochidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Nyctilochidae |
Simpulidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Simpulidae |
Lotoriidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Lotoriidae |
Aquillidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aquillidae |
Lampusiidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Lampusiidae |
Septidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Septidae |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1913 | Cymatiidae Iredale |
1938 | Cymatiidae Turner p. 90 |
1970 | Cymatiidae Addicott p. 72 |
1980 | Cymatiidae Hickman p. 45 |
1984 | Cymatiidae Squires p. 27 |
1988 | Cymatiidae Ponder and Warén p. 302 |
2002 | Cymatiidae Harzhauser p. 92 |
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!