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Lirulariinae

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Lirulariinae was named by Hickman and McLean (1990). It is extant. Its type is Lirularia.

It was assigned to Trochidae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Subtaxa
Lirularia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Lirulariinae Hickman and McLean
2005Lirulariinae Bouchet et al. p. 245

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLirulariinaeHickman and McLean 1990
subfamilyLirulariinaeHickman and McLean 1990

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. Lirulariinae Hickman and McLean 1990
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G. Lirularia Dall 1909
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Lirularia acuticostata Carpenter 1864
Lirularia aresta Berry 1941
Lirularia funiculata Carpenter 1864
Lirularia knechti Arnold 1903
Lirularia lirulata Carpenter 1864 [pearly top shell]
Lirularia magna Oldroyd 1925
Lirularia optabilis Carpenter 1864 [choice margarite]
Lirularia parcipicta Carpenter 1864 [few-spot lirularia]
Lirularia pedroana Arnold 1903
Lirularia succincta Carpenter 1864 [girdled lirularia]
Invalid names: Margarita optabilis nodosa Arnold 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Margarites condoni (195034)
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.8USA (California) Lirularia acuticostata (214274)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) Lirularia optabilis (214286) Pupillaria optabilis (189561 189765 207667)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) Lirularia acuticostata (202496)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Pupillaria optabilis (223075)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Pupillaria parcipictus (96590)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Margarites optabilis (237610) Margarites parcipictus (201624)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Pupillaria optabilis (37933 37936 37937 37938 37939 37940 37944 37947) Pupillaria optabilis, Pupillaria parcipicta (37948)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Lirularia succincta (202494) Margarita parcipicta (222663) Margarita parcipicta, Margarita obtabilis (222664) Margarites aresta (203118) Margarites arestus, Margarites lirulatus, Margarites parcipictus (203113) Margarites magna, Margarites lirulata, Margarites parcipicta, Margarites optabilis (138723) Margarites optabilis (202634 202639 202648) Pupillaria optabilis (203095 203108 223329 223525) Pupillaria parcipicta, Pupillaria lirulata (203114)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Margarita acuticostata (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Lirularia funiculata (37672) Lirularia lirulata (240588 240591) Lirularia lirulata, Margarites parcipictus (240580) Lirularia sp. (240586) Lirularia succincta (202490) Margarita parcipicta (222659 222661) Margarita parcipicta, Margarita optabilis (222660) Margarites lirulatus (38043) Margarites optabilis (59063 240604) Margarites optabilis, Margarites parcipictus (160361) Margarites parcipictus (219029 219030) Pupillaria optabilis (96566) Pupillaria parcipicta (240661) Pupillaria parcipictus (240650)