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Neomphalidae
| Description | Neomphalidae is a family of sea snails or limpets, specifically deep sea hydrothermal vent limpets. This family was included in the Vetigastropoda, which is a clade according to the Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005. It is now included in the clade Neomphalina. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neomphalidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neomphalidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Neomphalidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 5 (63%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 113 - 94 Ma Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Vetigastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Vetigastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | ネオンファルス | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neomphalidae |
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Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cyathermia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Lacunoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lamellomphalus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptogyra ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Neomphalus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Planorbidella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Retiskenea genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Solutigyra genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Symmetromphalus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Cyathermiidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cyathermiidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1981 | Neomphalidae McLean |
| 1990 | Cyathermiidae McLean |
| 2005 | Neomphalidae Bouchet et al. p. 244 |
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!
