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Donaldinidae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Donaldinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Heterostropha : Donaldinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Donaldinidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 456 - 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | K. Bandel. 1994. Comparison of Upper Triassic and Lower Jurassic gastropods from the Peruvian Andes (Pucara Group) and the Alps (Cassian Formation). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 233:127-160 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Donaldina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 165 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Heteroaclisina ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Royalella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Texasella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Turridina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Yoospira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1994 | Donaldinidae Bandel |
| 2001 | Donaldinidae Heidelberger |
| 2002 | Donaldinidae Bandel p. 58 |
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!
