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Glossaulax didyma

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Albula didyma was named by Röding (1798) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Pliocene-Recent; central Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Natica didyma by Philippi (1852); it was recombined as Neverita didyma by Yen (1936) and Jensen (1996); it was recombined as Glossaulax didyma by Majima (1989); it was recombined as Polinices didyma by Pilsbry and Vanatta (1908) and Wilson (2002).

Subspecies
G. coticazae

Synonyms
  • Natica kiritaniana was named by Yokoyama (1931) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Miocene; Japan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

    It was recombined as Neverita kiritaniana by Tanaka (1960); it was synonymized subjectively with Glossaulax didyma by Majima (1989).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Albula didyma Röding p. 20
1852Natica didyma Philippi pp. 6-7
1908Polinices didyma Pilsbry and Vanatta p. 556
1931Natica kiritaniana Yokoyama pp. 201-202 figs. pl. 12, figs. 2a-c
1936Neverita didyma Yen pp. 203-204
1960Neverita kiritaniana Tanaka
1989Glossaulax didyma Majima p. 53
1996Neverita didyma Jensen p. 22
2002Polinices didyma Wilson p. 120

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
genusGlossaulaxRisso 1826
speciesdidyma(Röding 1798)

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.

Glossaulax didyma Röding 1798
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Invalid names: Neverita kiritaniana Yokoyama 1931 [synonym]
†Glossaulax didyma coticazae Makiyama 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.44000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Natica didyma (72083)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan Neverita kiritaniana (52317 52321 52322 52323 52328 52329 52330)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Japan (Fukui ) Glossaulax didyma (176560)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan Neverita coticazae (44958 44961)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan (Hokkaido) Glossaulax didyma (77920)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation (Sakhalinskaya) Glossaulax didyma (61932 61933)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Japan Neverita kiritaniana (44962)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Japan Neverita kiritaniana (52105 52108 52109 52112 52113 52115 52116 52117 52123 52124 52222 52235 52237)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan Glossaulax didyma (97111)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Neverita didyma (70105)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan Natica didyma (55399)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Neverita didyma (72093)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Neverita didyma (70079 70084)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Fukushima) Neverita didyma (62295)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (East Java) Glossaulax didyma (96670)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan (Kochi) Glossaulax didyma (170023)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan Neverita didyma (96947 97028 97029)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Pakistan Natica didyma (55401 55402 55403)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Glossaulax didyma (173265)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Neverita didyma (97961) Polinices didyma (96943 96944)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan (Akita) Neverita didyma (56380)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand Polinices didyma (67930)