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Nacellidae

Gastropoda - Patellida - Nacellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Nacellinae Thiele
1960Nacellinae Knight et al. p. 234
1975Nacellidae Golikov and Starobogatov p. 207
1986Nacellidae Lindberg and Hickman p. 662
1998Nacellidae Beesley p. 646
2005Nacellidae Bouchet et al. p. 242
2017Nacellidae 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
familyNacellidae(Thiele 1929)
familyNacellidae(Thiele 1929)

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. Nacellidae Thiele 1929
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G. Cellana Adams 1869
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Cellana ampla Lindberg and Hickman 1986
Cellana capensis Gmelin 1791
Cellana conciliata Iredale 1940
Cellana exarata Nuttall 1839
Cellana melanostoma Pilsbry 1891
Cellana sagittata Ladd 1945
Cellana solida Blainville 1825
Cellana tramoserica Holten 1802
G. Nacella Schumacher 1817
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Subg. Nacella (Nacella) Schumacher 1817
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Nacella (Nacella) lacrima DeVries 2007
Nacella baylei Cossmann 1882
Nacella mytilina Helbling 1779
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Invalid names: Nacella mytiloides Schumacher 1817 [synonym]
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 13:51:57
Modified: 2009-09-15 18:13:08
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 72.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Nacella ovata (73957 73960 73963)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) Nacella ovata (74067 74073)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Neuquén) Nacella ovata (73913 73935 73937)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Nacella ovata (74167)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Mexico (Baja California Sur) Cellana sp. (5496)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Nacella jutsoni (48441)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Antarctica (Seymour Island) Cellana feldmanni (63553)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Cellana ampla (194391)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45New Zealand Cellana thomsoni (146347)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Nacella nielseni (89189)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Peru Nacella reicheae (80468 89188) Nacella reicherae (89187)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333South Africa Cellana indet., Cellana capensis (22219)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) Nacella deaurata (42146)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Nacella autochroa (70083)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Peru Nacella lacrima, Nacella intiforma, Nacella oconaensis (89185)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Chile (Arauco) Nacella intiforma (142134)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Fiji Helcioniscus sagittata, Cellana sagittata (68180 68181)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Peru Nacella intiforma (89186)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Peru Nacella oblea, Nacella intiforma, Nacella chalaensis (80409)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Cellana capensis (91831) Cellana sp. (118215)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Cellana radiata (198538 198539 198541)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Pakistan Cellana karachensis, Cellana sp. (55402)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina Patinigera deaurata, Nacella magellanica (71606) Patinigera delicatissima, Nacella magellanica (71605)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Cellana exarata (89294 89302) Cellana melanostoma, Cellana exarata (89304)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Nacella magellanica (71607)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Cellana argentata (89289) Cellana exarata (89290 89292 89400) Cellana melanostoma (89404)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Cellana radiata (107991)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Nacella sp. (71601) Patinigera deaurata (65818 65819 65820 65822 65823) Patinigera deaurata, Nacella magellanica (71674 71675 71676)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antarctica Nacella depressa (215322)