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Physidae
Description | Physidae, common name the bladder snails, is a monophyletic taxonomic family of small air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the clade Hygrophila. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physidae, 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 : Physidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Basommatophora : Physidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Physidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Fitzinger, L.J. (1833). Systematisches Verzeichniß der im Erzherzogthume Oesterreich vorkommenden Weichthiere, als Prodrom einer Fauna derselben. Beiträge zur Landeskunde Oesterreichs's unter der Enns, 3: 88-122. Wien. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 8 (57%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 145 - 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | freshwater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Pulmonata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Pulmonata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Shoshani, D. C. Fisher, and J. M. Zawiskie, S. J. Thurlow, S. L. Shoshani, W. S. Benninghoff, F. H. Zoch. 1989. The Shelton Mastodon Site: Multidisciplinary study of a late Pleistocene (Twocreekan) locality in Southeastern Michigan. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(14):393-436 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Blasenschnecken, Bladder Snails, Blåssnäckor, Tadpole Snails | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Physinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 75 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Afrophysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amecanauta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amuraplexa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aplexa genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Archiphysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Austrinauta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Berellaia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Beringophysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Caribnauta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Chiapaphysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Haitia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hannibalina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mayabina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mexinauta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Physa genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 70 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Physella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Prophysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Sibirenauta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Stenophysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tropinauta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ultraphysella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Utahphysa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aplexia aurantia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bullimus hivasei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1833 | Physidae Fitzinger |
1989 | Physidae Shoshani et al. p. 435 |
2005 | Physidae Bouchet et al. p. 264 |
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!