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Triviidae
| Description | Triviidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triviidae, 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 : Littorinimorpha : Triviidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Triviidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Triviidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 203 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 75 (37%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Browsing carnivore according to Todd (2001). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. L. Beesley. 1998. Mollusca: the southern synthesis. Fauna of Australia 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Kaurischnecken, Scheidewegschnecken, Scheinkauris, Bean Cowries, False Cowries, Ribkauri's, Sea Buttons, シラタマガイ, Bönsnäckor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triviidae |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Eratoidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Eratoinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 107 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Triviinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 265 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Archierato genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Austrotrivia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cleotrivia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Decoriatrivia genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Dolichupis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ellatrivia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Erato genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 102 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gregoia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Johnstrupia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Niveria genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 59 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Novatrivia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prototrivia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudopusula genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Purpurcapsula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pusula genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 40 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Quasipusula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Semitrivia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Trivellona genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Trivia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 146 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Triviella genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Trivirostra genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Crassispiratam paensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schwengalia hypergonia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1863 | Triviidae Troschel |
| 1988 | Triviidae Ponder and Warén p. 301 |
| 1990 | Triviidae Beu et al. pp. 404, 408 |
| 1998 | Triviidae Beesley p. 787 |
| 2001 | Triviidae Todd |
| 2005 | Triviidae Bouchet et al. p. 253 |
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!
