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Acanthonematidae ✝
Description | Acanthonematidae is an extinct family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Sorbeoconcha. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthonematidae, 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 : Acanthonematidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Acanthonematidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Acanthonematidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Wenz W. (1938-1944). Gastropoda. Teil 1: Allgemeiner Teil und Prosobranchia. xii + 1639 pp. In: Schindewolf, O.H. (Ed.) Handbuch der Paläozoologie, Band 6. Bornträger, Berlin. Lief. 1, 1-240 [March 1938]; 3, 241-480 [October 1938]; 4, 481-720 [July 1939]; 6, 721-960 [August 1940]; 7, 961-1200 [October 1941]; 8, 1201-1506 [October 1943]; 9, 1507-1639, i-xii [November 1944]. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 314 - 309 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Cerithioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer (based on Cerithioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Wenz. 1938. Handbuch der Paläozoologie; Gastropoda. Handbuch der Paläozoologie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthonematidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Callispira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 314 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian | |
Hermosanema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 314 Ma Carboniferous | 314 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1998 | Acanthonematidae Nützel |
2005 | Acanthonematidae Bouchet et al. p. 248 |
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!