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Trochinae

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Trochinae Rafinesque
1847Pyramidinae Gray
1868Gibbulinae Stoliczka
1916Monodontini Cossman
1948Gibbulinae Gardner p. 186
1955Trochinae Allison p. 410
1960Trochinae Knight et al. p. 259
1960Trochinae MacNeil p. 25
1990Gibbulini Hickman and McLean p. 97
1993Trochinae Wilson p. 75
1998Trochinae Beesley p. 683
2001Trochinae Lozouet et al. p. 18
2002Trochinae Harzhauser p. 69
2002Trochinae van den Hoek Ostende et al. p. 4
2004Trochinae DeVries and Hess p. 7
2004Trochinae Harzhauser
2005Trochinae Bouchet et al. p. 245
2005Gibbulini Donald et al. p. 481
2005Trochinae Donald et al. p. 481
2007Trochinae Harzhauser p. 83
2009Trochinae Harzhauser et al. p. 336

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrochinaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrochinaeRafinesque 1815

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. Trochinae Rafinesque 1815
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G. †Alcyna Adams 1860
G. Calthalotia Iredale 1929
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†Calthalotia arruensis Watson 1880
G. Cantharidella Pilsbry 1889
G. Cantharidus Monfort 1810
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Subg. †Cantharidus (Beraua) Beets 1941
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†Cantharidus (Beraua) elkeae Harzhauser 2007
Subg. Cantharidus (Cantharidus) Montfort 1810
†Cantharidus fumosus Dillwyn 1817
G. Clanculus Monfort 1810
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Subg. Clanculus (Clanculopsis) Monterosato 1879
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†Clanculus cerberi Brongniart 1823
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Invalid names: Leptothyra prosanguinea Sacco 1896 [synonym]
†Clanculus comarilis Hedley 1912
†Clanculus granosus Brazier 1877
†Clanculus johnstoni Hedley 1917
†Clanculus limbatus Quoy 1834
†Clanculus lutosus Kensley and Pether 1986
†Clanculus maugeri Wood 1828
†Clanculus maxillatus Menke 1843
†Clanculus pascoei Dey 1961
†Clanculus pseudaraonis Strausz 1966
†Clanculus submorum Abrard 1942
Clanculus tricarinata Lamarck 1822
G. †Discotectus Favre 1913
G. †Eurytrochus Fischer 1880
G. †Fagnastesia Nielsen et al. 2004
G. Infundibulum Montfort 1810
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†Infundibulum carinatum Conrad 1848
G. Monodonta Lamarck 1799
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Subg. Monodonta (Neomonodonta) Kuroda and Habe 1971
†Monodonta cincta Klipstein 1843
†Monodonta diminuta Hedley 1912
†Monodonta hardi Martin 1879
†Monodonta labio Linnaeus 1758
†Monodonta marcaisi d'Orbigny 1842
G. †Nanula Thiele 1921
G. †Notogibbula Iredale 1924
G. Phasianotrochus Fischer 1885
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†Phasianotrochus bellulus Dunker 1845
G. †Plectotrochus Szabo 2009
G. Pyramis Schumacher 1817
G. Tectus Monfort 1810
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†Tectus (Rochia) niloticus Linnaeus 1767
Subg. Tectus (Tectus) Montfort 1810
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†Tectus (Tectus) texanus Roemer 1888
†Tectus cognatus Sowerby 1840
†Tectus fenestratus Gmelin 1791
†Tectus guerangeri d'Orbigny 1842
†Tectus insignis Michelotti 1861
†Tectus japonicus Horikoshi 1958
†Tectus loryi d'Archaic and Haime 1853
†Tectus lucasianus Brongniart 1823
†Tectus plicatoides Sacco 1896
Tectus pyramis Born 1778
†Tectus thalmanni Allison 1955
†Tectus tjilonganensis Martin 1905
†Tectus vulgatus Reuss 1854
†Trochus (Tectus) marshalli Trechmann 1917
G. Thoristella Iredale 1915
G. Tosatrochus MacNeil 1960
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Tr. Trochini Rafinesque 1815
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G. †Piscoacritia DeVries and Hess 2004
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†Piscoacritia collapsa DeVries and Hess 2004
Invalid names: Cantharidini Gray 1857 [empty], Gibbulinae Stoliczka 1868 [synonym], Pyramidinae Gray 1847 [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 Julian to the top of the Holocene or 235.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 232.0 Ma

Collections (247 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0New Zealand Trochus marshalli (201932)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Monodonta cincta (146388)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Italy (Veneto) Plectotrochus sp. (98398)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France Monodonta tegulata (38738)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Discotectus crassipliacatus (211294)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Discotectus sp. (2583)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0France Infundibulum urgonense (2178)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan Discotectus crassus (91293) Discotectus cripsis (91300) Discotectus cripsus (91299 91309)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Mexico (Baja California) Tectus texanus, Tectus thalmanni (1881) Tectus tomasensis (1878)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46United Kingdom (England) Discotectus sp., Tectus sp. (235315)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0United Kingdom (England) Tectus huoti (1864)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Tectus guerangeri, Tectus vulgatus, Monodonta marcaisi (94265)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Discotectus buneli (66779)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Austria Discotectus plicatogranulosus (176739)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6France Tectus funatus (3731)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Germany Discotectus sp. (74484)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1France Discotectus sp. (3732)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon Parish) Tectus sp. (163009 163014 163028)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Monodonta cancellosa (7570)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Iran Tectus tamulicus (87113)