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Aporrhaidae

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Description

Aporrhaidae is a family of sea snails commonly called the "pelican's foot snails." The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005 categorizes Aporrhaidae as marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aporrhaidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4304980	https://www.gbif.org/species/4304980
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	53504	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=53504

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Aporrhaidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Gastropoda	Cuvier 1797
superorder	Hypsogastropoda
infraorder	Littorinimorpha	Golikov and Starobogtov 1975
superfamily	Stromboidea	(Rafinesque 1815)
family	Aporrhaidae	Gray 1850

Scientific Name

Aporrhaidae

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Aporrhaidae	family	belongs to Gastropoda	stated with evidence	Stanton, 1895
Aporrhaidae	family	belongs to Taenioglossa	stated without evidence	Olsson, 1931
Aporrhaidae	family	belongs to Strombacea	stated with evidence	Gliozzi and Malatesta, 1983
Aporrhaidae	family	belongs to Strombacea	stated without evidence	Stilwell and Zinsmeister, 1992
Aporrhaidae	family	belongs to Caenogastropoda	stated without evidence	Wienrich, 2001
Aporrhaidae	family	belongs to Stromboidea	stated without evidence	Harzhauser and Mandic, 2001
Aporrhaidae	family	belongs to Neotaenioglossa	stated without evidence	Kiessling, 2003
Aporrhaidae	family	belongs to Stromboidea	stated without evidence	Stilwell et al., 2004
Aporrhaidae	family	belongs to Stromboidea	stated with evidence	Bouchet et al., 2005
Aporrhaidae	family	belongs to Stromboidea	stated without evidence	Vega et al., 2006

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

218

Extant Size (PBDB)

17 (7.8%)

First Recorded Appearance

209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic

Motility

slow-moving

Vision

limited (based on Gastropoda)

Diet

detritivore

Ecospace Comments

ECOSPACE CODE: 422

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Gastropoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

I. A. Speden. 1973. Distribution, stratigraphy and stratigraphic relationships of Cretaceous sediments, western Raukumara Peninsula, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 16(2):243-268

Common Name(s)

Aporrhaïdés, Pelikaansvoeten, Pelikanfotssnäckor

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aporrhaidae

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Anchurinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		160	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Aporrhainae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		424	201 Ma Early Jurassic	0 Ma Extant
Arrhoginae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		270	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Dimorphosominae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		52	183 Ma Early Jurassic	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Harpagodinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		149	183 Ma Early Jurassic	0 Ma Extant
Perissopterinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)
Pterocerellinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		71	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pugnellinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		217	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	59.2 Ma Paleocene
Spinigerinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		8	172 Ma Middle Jurassic	161 Ma Jurassic
Spinilomatinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		4	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Struthiopterinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		129	103 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Alarimella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anchura ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		295	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	61.6 Ma Paleocene
Antarctohoges ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	56.0 Ma Paleocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Aporrhais genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		329	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	0 Ma Extant
Araeodactylus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Arrhoges genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		98	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Bicorempterus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Biculteriala ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bizarrus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ceratosiphon ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Checchiaia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Chenopus genus	listed (PBDB)		12	165 Ma Middle Jurassic	5.33 Ma Miocene
Cuphosolenus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Diarthema ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	151 Ma Late Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Dicroloma ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		82	201 Ma Early Jurassic	37.2 Ma Eocene
Diempterus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Dimorphosoma ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Disoketa ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Drepanocheilus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		120	113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	20.4 Ma Miocene
Drepanochilus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		34	122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	55.8 Ma Eocene
Goniocheila genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Graciliala ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		89	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	47.8 Ma Eocene
Gymnarus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Harpagodes ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		92	183 Ma Early Jurassic	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Harpodactylus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Harpospira genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Helicaulax ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		31	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hemichenopus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	20.4 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Kangilioptera ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	61.6 Ma Paleocene
Lispodesthes ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		33	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Perissoptera ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		53	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Peruchilus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	38.0 Ma Eocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Pietteia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		42	183 Ma Early Jurassic	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pletzachia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protohemichenopus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		1	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudanchura genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Pterocerella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		62	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pugnellus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		111	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rhombovomeria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spinigera ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	172 Ma Middle Jurassic	161 Ma Jurassic
Spiniloma ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Strombites ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Strombopugnellus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Struthiochenopus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		35	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	11.6 Ma Miocene
Struthioptera ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		90	103 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Teneposita ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tephlon ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tessarolax ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		40	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	59.2 Ma Paleocene
Tibiaporrhais ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Toarctocera genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		36	183 Ma Early Jurassic	176 Ma Early Jurassic
Trilemma ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tulochilus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tundora ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Diartema subranelloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Pugnellidae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Pugnellidae
Aporrhaididae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaididae
Dicrolomatidae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Dicrolomatidae
Chenopidae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Chenopidae
Aporrhaiidae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaiidae

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1850	Aporrhaidae Gray
1895	Aporrhaidae Stanton p. 72
1931	Aporrhaidae Olsson p. 88
1983	Aporrhaidae Gliozzi and Malatesta p. 102
1992	Aporrhaidae Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 102
2001	Aporrhaidae Harzhauser and Mandic p. 702
2001	Aporrhaidae Wienrich p. 417

Year	Name and Author
2002	Aporrhaidae Harzhauser p. 84
2003	Aporrhaidae Kiessling
2004	Aporrhaidae Stilwell et al. p. 30
2005	Aporrhaidae Bouchet et al. p. 250
2005	Aporrhaidae Nielsen p. 1123
2006	Aporrhaidae Vega et al. p. 325

References

Speden I. A. (1973) Distribution, stratigraphy and stratigraphic relationships of Cretaceous sediments, western Raukumara Peninsula, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 16 2, 243-268

Stanton T. W. Contributions to the Cretaceous paleontology of the Pacific coast. : The fauna of the Knoxville, Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 133, 1-132 doi:10.3133/b133

Olsson A. A. (1931) Contributions to the Tertiary Paleontology of Northern Peru: Part 4, The Peruvian Oligocene, Bulletins of American Paleontology 17 63

Gliozzi E., Malatesta A. (1983) I molluschi del Paleocene di Baixa Chinhauanine nel bacino del Rio Massintonto (Maputo - Mozambico), Geologica Romana 22, 85-145

Stilwell J. D., Zinsmeister W. J. (1992) Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy, Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55

Harzhauser M., Mandic O. (2001) Late Oligocene gastropods and bivalves from the Lower and Upper Austrian Molasse Basin, Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Schriftenreihe der Erdwissenschaftlichen Komimissionen 14, 671-795

Wienrich G. (2001) Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein), Gastropoda bis Cancellariidae 3, 385-639

Harzhauser M. (2002) Marine und brachyhaline Gastropoden aus dem Karpatium des Korneubuger Beckens und der Kreuzstettener Bucht (Österreich, Untermiozän), Beiträge zur Paläontologie 27, 61-159

Stilwell J. D., Zinsmeister W. J., et al (2004) Early Paleocene Mollusks of Antarctica: Systematics, Paleoecology and Paleobiogeographic Significance, Bulletins of American Paleontology 367

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P, et al (2005) A nomenclator and classification of gastropod family-group names, Malacologia 47 1-2, 1-368

Nielsen S. N. (2005) Exilia alanbeui, a new species from the Neogene of central Chile: the first record of Exilia (Gastropoda: Ptychatractidae) from South America, The Nautilus 119 4, 153-156

Vega F. J., García-Barrera P., et al (2006) El Espinal, a new plattenkalk facies locality from the Lower Cretaceous Sierra Madre Formation, Chiapas, southeastern Mexico, Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas 23 3, 323-333

WoRMS (2013) Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/ - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Bouchet, P., Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47(1-2): 1-397 ISBN 3-925919-72-4. - via World Register of Marine Species

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47(1-2): 1-397. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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