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Protominae

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Protominae was named by Marwick (1957). It is extant.

It was assigned to Turritellidae by Allmon (1996), Bouchet et al. (2005), Harzhauser et al. (2009) and Bouchet et al. (2017).

Subtaxa
Protoma

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Protominae Marwick
1996Protominae Allmon p. 10
2005Protominae Bouchet et al. p. 249
2009Protominae Harzhauser et al. p. 344
2017Protominae Bouchet et al. p. 343

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyProtominaeMarwick 1957
subfamilyProtominaeMarwick 1957

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.

Subfm. Protominae Marwick 1957
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G. Protoma Baird 1870
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Subg. Protoma (Protoma) Baird 1870
Subg. Protoma (Protomella) Thiele 1931
†Protoma cathedralis Brongniart 1856
†Protoma deshayesi d'Archiac 1850
†Protoma renevieri d'Archiac and Haime 1854
†Protoma retrodilatatum Vredenburg 1928
†Protoma rotifera Deshayes 1832
†Protoma sindiense Vredenburg 1928
†Protoma subrenevieri Vredenburg 1928
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:58
Modified: 2018-02-27 07:57:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 47.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre) Protoma vasconiensis, Protoma quadriplieata (178085)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan Protoma deshayesi, Protoma subrenevieri (77158) Protoma subrenevieri (77401) Protoma subrenevieri, Protoma retrodilatum (77450 77451)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Pakistan Protoma deshayesi (77159)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Hungary Protoma diversicostata (8338)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03India Protoma deshayesi (111233)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Protoma quadricanaliculata, Protoma diversicostata, Protoma cathedralis (8211)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Protoma cathedralis (70242 74861)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Italy (Pordenone) Protoma cathedralis (37351 37352 37354)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Austria Protoma cathedralis (77629)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Protoma rectrodialatatum (72084) Protoma subrenevieri (72083)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Portugal Protoma sp. (198864)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Pakistan Protoma retrodilatum (77459) Protoma sindense (77397)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Protoma cathedralis (65161 77402)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Protoma cathedralis (178108 178110)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Bordeaux) Protoma cathedralis (48660)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy Protoma cathedralis (178112 178114 178116)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Centre) Protoma vasconiensis (179581)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Italy (Pordenone) Protoma rotifera (37374)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy (Pordenone) Protoma rotifera (37364 37365 37366 37367 37368 37377)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan Protoma retrodilatatum, Protoma renevieri (77133)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India Protoma eudeli (77658)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain Protoma knockeri (128324)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Protomella capensis (110492)