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Plesiotrochidae
| Description | Plesiotrochidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha. According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Plesiotrochidae has no subfamilies. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plesiotrochidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Plesiotrochidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Plesiotrochidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Plesiotrochidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Houbrick R.S. 1990. Aspect of the anatomy of Plesiotrochus (Plesiotrochidae, fam. n.) and its systematic position in Cerithioidea (Prosobranchia Caenogastropoda). Pp. 237-249, in: Wells F.E., Walker D.I., Kirkman H. & Letheridge R., eds., The marine fauna and flora of Albany. Volume 1. Perth, Western Australia Museum. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (60%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Campaniloidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Campaniloidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. L. Beesley. 1998. Mollusca: the southern synthesis. Fauna of Australia 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | チグサカニモリ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plesiotrochidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hemicerithium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 98 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Plesiotrochus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Tenuicerithium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 28 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Trochocerithium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Pleisotrochidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleisotrochidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1990 | Plesiotrochidae Houbrick |
| 1998 | Plesiotrochidae Beesley p. 735 |
| 2001 | Plesiotrochidae Lozouet et al. p. 21 |
| 2004 | Plesiotrochidae Harzhauser p. 113 |
| 2005 | Plesiotrochidae Bouchet et al. p. 249 |
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!
