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Acmaeidae

Gastropoda - Patellida - Acmaeidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Acmaeidae Clark and Arnold p. 171
1960Acmaeidae Knight et al. p. 233
1964Acmaeidae Sohl p. 357
1974Acmaeidae Abbott pp. 15, 29
1980Acmaeidae Hickman p. 14
1995Acmaeidae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 152
1998Acmaeidae Beesley p. 648
2001Acmaeidae Lozouet et al. p. 15
2001Acmaeidae Todd
2002Acmaeidae Harzhauser and Kowalke p. 62
2002Acmaeidae Kosnik p. 233
2003Acmaeidae Jeffery
2004Acmaeidae Stilwell et al. p. 26
2005Acmaeidae Bouchet et al. p. 243
2014Acmaeidae Ferrari p. 566
2017Acmaeidae Bouchet et al. p. 334

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
orderPatellida(Ihering 1876)
superfamilyLottioideaGray 1840
familyAcmaeidae()
familyAcmaeidae()

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.

Fm. Acmaeidae Forbes 1850
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Subfm. Acmaeinae Forbes 1850
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G. Acmaea Eschscholtz 1830 [limpet]
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Subg. Acmaea (Acmaea) Eschscholtz 1830
Acmaea campanaeformis Klipstein 1843
Acmaea cassis Rathke 1833
Acmaea dickersoni Van Winkle 1918
Acmaea funiculata Carpenter 1864 [corded white limpet]
Acmaea galea Sohl 1960
Acmaea geometrica Merriam 1897
Acmaea hannibali Clark and Arnold 1923
Acmaea lineata Klipstein 1843
Acmaea martinezensis Dickerson 1914
Acmaea mitra Eschscholtz 1833 [white-cap limpet]
Acmaea mitra sookensis Clark and Arnold 1923
Acmaea oakvillensis Van Winkle 1918
Acmaea ocitatia Hanna 1924
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Invalid names: Patella subquadrata Dickerson 1917 [replaced]
Acmaea poulseni Ravn 1939
Acmaea ruckmani Dickerson 1916
Acmaea rudis Gabb 1869
Acmaea simplex Dickerson 1917
Acmaea soceni Jekelius 1944
Acmaea subangulata Nagao 1928
Acmaea submesidia Stilwell et al. 2004
Acmaea victoriana Clark and Arnold 1923
G. Asteracmea Oliver 1926
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Asteracmea acuminata Grateloup 1828
G. †Bathyacmaea Okutani et al. 1992
G. Chiazacmea Oliver 1926
G. †Conorhytis Cossmann 1907
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Conorhytis squammula Eudes-Deslongchamps 1863
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Invalid names: Conorhytis raduloides Cossmann 1899 [objective synonym]
G. †Deslongchampsia Morris and Lycett 1851
G. †Hamptoniella Wenz 1938
G. †Naccula Iredale 1924
Subfm. Patelloidinae Chapman and Gabriel 1923
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G. †Marbodeia Chelot 1887
G. †Niveotectura Habe 1944
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Niveotectura myrakeenae Lindberg and Marincovich 1988
G. †Proscutum Fischer 1885
G. †Pseudorhytidopilus Cox 1960
Subfm. Rhodopetalinae Lindberg 1981
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G. Rhodopetala Dall 1921
G. †Scurriopsis Gemellaro 1879
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Subg. †Scurriopsis (Dietrichiella) Wenz 1938
Subg. †Scurriopsis (Hennocquia) Wenz 1938
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Invalid names: Patella suttonensis Tawney 1866 [synonym]
Subg. †Scurriopsis (Scurriopsis) Gemellaro 1879
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Scurriopsis aureliana Cossmann 1899
Scurriopsis dunkeri d'Orbigny 1847
Scurriopsis tenuistriata Assmann 1924
G. †Serradonta Okutani et al. 1992
G. Tectura Gray 1847
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Subg. Tectura (Testudinalia) Moskalev 1966
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Testudinalia testudinalis Müller 1776
Tectura antillarum Sowerby 1834
Tectura parva Da Costa 1778
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-08-15 13:50:17
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:45:27
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Spathian to the top of the Holocene or 248.10000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 246.7 Ma

Collections (221 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Qinghai) Scurriopsis coromiformis (122299)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Sichuan) Scurriopsis tenuistriata (137823)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Scurriopsis sp. (31621)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Peru Acmaea sp. (68119)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Luxembourg Scurriopsis hettangiensis, Scurriopsis schmidtii, Scurriopsis dunkeri, Scurriopsis hennocquii (149756)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5France (Lorraine) Patella hennocquii, Patella hettangiensis, Patella schmidtii (53947)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (Wales) Patella suttonensis (33356)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Luxembourg Scurriopsis schmidti, Scurriopsis hettangiensis (149757)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Hungary Pseudorhytidopilus sp. (118984)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2Greenland Scurriopsis vendaeensis (161977)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Italy (Veneto) Pseudorhytidopilus detonii (98398)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Greenland Scurriopsis vendaensis, Scurriopsis sp. (162113)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Argentina (Chubut) Scurriopsis sp. (133006)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Acmaea sp. (204105)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Italy (Central Italy ) Scurriopsis sp. (123682)
Humphresianum - Parkinsoni170.9 - 168.2Hungary Pseudorhytidopilus sp. (91409)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Normandy) Conorhytis squamula, Patella aureliana (38738)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tanzania Pseudorhytidopilus lonjiensis (36346)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Germany Hennocquia sp. (58407)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Tanzania Scurriopsis kindopensis (35569)