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Batillariidae

Gastropoda - Batillariidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Batillariinae Thiele
1960Batillariinae MacNeil p. 39
1972Pyrazidae Hacobjan
1993Batillariidae Wilson p. 113
1995Batillariidae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 156
1998Batillariidae Beesley p. 720
2001Batillariidae Todd
2002Batillariinae Harzhauser p. 73
2004Batillariidae Harzhauser p. 120
2005Batillariidae Bouchet et al. p. 248
2007Batillariidae Harzhauser p. 94
2017Batillariidae Bouchet et al. p. 342

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyBatillariidae(Thiele 1929)
familyBatillariidae(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. Batillariidae Thiele 1929
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G. Batillaria Benson 1842
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Batillaria coronata Cox 1930
Batillaria diacanthina Cossmann 1899
Batillaria mekranica Vredenburg 1928
Batillaria minima Gmelin 1791
Batillaria ocoyana Anderson and Martin 1914
Batillaria pomahakensis Harris 1897
Invalid names: Lampania Gray 1847 [synonym]
G. †Batillariella Thiele 1931
G. Granulolabium Cossmann 1889
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Subg. †Granulolabium (Granulolabium) Cossmann 1889
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Invalid names: Tiarellacerithium Charpiat 1919 [synonym]
Granulolabium bicincta Brocchi 1814
Granulolabium bicinctum Brocchi 1814
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Invalid names: Cerithium bicinctum Trentanove 1911 [synonym], Pirenella bicincta Ruggieri 1956 [synonym]
Granulolabium maccus Oppenheim 1901
Granulolabium plicatum Bruguiére 1792
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Invalid names: Cerithium galeotti Nyst 1836 [synonym]
Granulolabium pyrenaicum Dominici and Kowalke 2014
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Invalid names: Pirenella bidisiuncta Sacco 1895 [synonym]
G. †Indobatillaria Banerjee and Halder 2024
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Indobatillaria ismatae Banerjee and Halder 2024
G. Lampanella Mörch 1876
G. †Pyrazisinus Heilprin 1886
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Pyrazisinus campanulatus Heilprin 1887
Pyrazisinus cochlear Fuchs 1870
Pyrazisinus kendrewi Petuch 1997
Pyrazisinus monstrosus Grateloup 1847
Pyrazisinus ultimus Petuch 2004
G. †Pyrazopsis Akopjan 1972
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Pyrazopsis polygonum Leymerie 1846
G. Pyrazus Monfort 1810
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Pyrazus consobrinus Powell and Bartrum 1929
Pyrazus ebeninus Bruguière 1792
Pyrazus elongatum Douvillé 1904
Pyrazus indicus Cox 1931
Pyrazus nigeriensis Adegoke 1977
Pyrazus octogonus Cox 1930
Pyrazus protobeninus Vredenburg 1928
Pyrazus sutherlandi Marwick 1929
Pyrazus valeriae de Verneuil and de Loriere 1868
Pyrazus waitemataensis Powell and Bartrum 1929
G. Rhinocoryne von Martens 1900
G. †Velacumantus Iredale 1936
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G. †Vicinocerithium Wood 1910
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Vicinocerithium seni Islamoglu et al. 2011
Vicinocerithium subacutum d'Orbigny 1850
Vicinocerithium supracincta Cossmann 1906
G. Zeacumanthus Finlay 1927
Invalid names: Pyrazidae Hacobjan 1972 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesubf
Life habit: epifaunalsubf
Diet: grazersubf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:10:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:11:32
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 125.77000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (299 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Portugal Pyrazus pailleti (73499)
Barremian - Aptian125.77 - 113.2Portugal Pyrazus vicinus (73500 73501)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Mexico Pyrazus maldonadoi (69905 69906) Pyrazus scalariformis (69900)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Portugal Pyrazus sp. (73555)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Egypt Pyrazus magharensis, Pyrazus sexangulatus (151611 151613)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Japan Pyrazus scalariformis (91287 91299) Pyrazus sp. (91296)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Mexico (Jalisco) Pyrazus valeriae (115254 115255)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Mexico Pyrazus sp. (161077)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Egypt Pyrazus valeriae (171276)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Hungary Pyrazus michaillensis (74891)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Egypt Pyrazus ornatum (161579)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Egypt Pyrazus valeriae (150677 150876)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Pyrazus valeriae (132848 132849 132850)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Pyrazus valeriae (140613)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Pyrazus valeriae (150614)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Pyrazus valeriae (114794 114795 114798 114810 140581)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Pyrazus valeriae (140233 140539)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Pyrazus valeriae (150611)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kyrgyzstan (Batken) Pyrazus ljakanicus (3808)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Cameroon Pyrazus elongatum (177976)