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Pulmonata (pulmonate)

Gastropoda

Taxonomy
Pulmonata was named by Cuvier (1817) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7765]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Gastropoda by Gingerich (1987), Shoshani et al. (1989), Beesley (1998), Bouchet et al. (2005) and Miquel and Bellosi (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Pulmonata Cuvier
1987Pulmonata Gingerich p. 293
1989Pulmonata Shoshani et al. p. 435
1998Pulmonata Beesley p. 1061
2005Pulmonata Bouchet et al. p. 263
2010Pulmonata Miquel and Bellosi p. 65

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassPulmonataCuvier 1817
subclassPulmonataCuvier 1817

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subcl. Pulmonata Cuvier 1817 [pulmonate]
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Unr. Basommatophora Keferstein 1864
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Superfm. Amphiboloidea Gray 1840
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Fm. Amphibolidae Gray 1840
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Invalid names: Ampullaceridae Troschel 1845 [synonym], Salinatoridae Starobogatov 1970 [synonym]
Superfm. Siphonarioidea Gray 1840
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Fm. †Acroreiidae Cossmann 1893
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G. †Acroreia Cossmann 1885
Fm. Siphonariidae Gray 1840
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G. †Anisomyon Meek and Hayden 1860
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†Anisomyon borealis Morton 1842
†Anisomyon centrale Meek 1871
†Anisomyon meeki Gabb 1864
†Anisomyon patelliformis Meek and Hayden 1860
Anisomyon sexsulcatus Meek and Hayden 1856
†Anisomyon shumardi Meek and Hayden 1860
†Anisomyon transformis Dundo and Efremova 1974
G. Siphonacmea Habe 1958
G. Siphonaria Sowerby 1824
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Subg. Siphonaria (Heterosiphonaria) Hubendick 1945
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Invalid names: Siphonaria brunnea Hanley 1858 [synonym]
Siphonaria atra Quoy 1833
Siphonaria capensis Quoy and Gaimard 1833
†Siphonaria capuloides Cooper 1894
Siphonaria lessonii Blainville 1827
†Siphonaria wieseri Wade 1926
G. Williamia Monterosato 1884
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†Williamia parva Woodring 1928
Williamia peltoides Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Williamia vernalis Dall 1870 [synonym]
Invalid names: Anisomyonidae Kanie 1975 [synonym], Liriolidae Golikov and Kussakin 1978 [synonym], Siphonacmeidae Starobogatov 1976 [synonym]
Invalid names: Siphonariacea Gray 1840 [objective synonym]
G. †Vasculum White 1889
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†Vasculum obliquum White 1889
G. †Bernicia Cox 1927
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†Bernicia praecursor Cox 1927
Fm. Discidae Thiele 1931
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G. Anguispira Morse 1864
G. Discus Fitzinger 1833 [disk snail]
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†Discus neumaieri Schlickum 1964
Discus pleuradrus Bourguignat 1881
†Discus schneideri Harzhauser and Neubauer 2014
†Discus solarioides Sandberger 1872
Invalid names: Basommatophora Keferstein 1864 [empty], Ceriidae Pilsbry 1901 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubc
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-10-12 05:39:25
Modified: 2007-10-12 07:39:25
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Holocene or 336.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 330.9 Ma

Collections (160 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Bernicia praecursor (184475)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9Germany Ptychogyra canalifera (95087)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Poland (Lodzkie) Anisomyon sp. (64838)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Aragón) Basommatophora indet. (53921)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0New Zealand Anisomyon sp. (83426)
Korangan - Urutawan117.5 - 103.3New Zealand Anisomyon sp. (37268)
Albian113.0 - 100.5New Zealand Anisomyon sp. (65666)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) Anisomyon sp. (3088 3094 3095)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Anisomyon sp. (3692)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (California) Anisomyon meekii (158105)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Colorado) Anisomyon sp. (3074)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Arizona) Anisomyon spp. (54190 54193)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) Anisomyon meeki (44214)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (Wyoming) Anisomyon sp. (87771)
Middle Coniacian89.3 - 85.8USA (Wyoming) Anisomyon sp. (87760 87773) Anisomyon subovatus (87785)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Japan Anisomyon sp. (62217)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (British Columbia) Anisomyon transformis (210544 210554)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand Anisomyon sp. (83527 83532 83533 83534 83535 83537)
Piripauan - Haumurian85.8 - 66.0New Zealand Anisomyon sp. (37332)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Japan Anisomyon sp. (62233)