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Smittinidae
Taxonomy
Smittinidae was named by Levinsen (1909). It is extant. Its type is Smittina.
It was assigned to Ascophora by Canu and Bassler (1935), Brown (1952), Brown (1956), Brown (1958) and Cheetham (1962); to Cheilostomatida by Lee et al. (1997); to Cheilostomata by Bock (2006); and to Smittinoidea by Gordon et al. (1994), Schmidt (2003), Berning (2006) and Di Martino and Taylor (2015).
It was assigned to Ascophora by Canu and Bassler (1935), Brown (1952), Brown (1956), Brown (1958) and Cheetham (1962); to Cheilostomatida by Lee et al. (1997); to Cheilostomata by Bock (2006); and to Smittinoidea by Gordon et al. (1994), Schmidt (2003), Berning (2006) and Di Martino and Taylor (2015).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1909 | Smittinidae Levinsen |
| 1935 | Smittinidae Canu and Bassler |
| 1952 | Smittinidae Brown |
| 1956 | Smittinidae Brown |
| 1958 | Smittinidae Brown |
| 1962 | Smittinidae Cheetham p. 331 |
| 1994 | Smittinidae Gordon et al. |
| 1997 | Smittinidae Lee et al. |
| 2003 | Smittinidae Schmidt |
| 2006 | Smittinidae Berning p. 76 |
| 2006 | Smittinidae Bock |
| 2015 | Smittinidae Di Martino and Taylor |
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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. Smittinidae Levinsen 1909
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G. Parasmittina
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†Parasmittina auris Guha and Gopikrishna 2007
†Parasmittina gujaratica Guha and Gopikrishna 2007
†Parasmittina harudiensis Guha and Gopikrishna 2007
†Parasmittina johni Guha and Gopikrishna 2007
G. †Plagiosmittia Canu and Bassler 1917
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†Plagiosmittia australis Brown 1958
†Plagiosmittia porelloides Canu and Bassler 1920
G. Pleurocodonellina Soule and Soule 1973
G. Prenantia
G. †Schismoporella
G. Smittina Norman 1903
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Subg. Smittina (Reussia) Neviani 1895
Subg. Smittina (Smittina) Bassler 1953
Smittina acaroensis Levinsen 1909
†Smittina bathydonta Brown 1952
†Smittina canavarii Neviani 1900
Smittina cervicornis Pallas 1766
†Smittina crepidula Brown 1952
Smittina cribraria MacGillivray 1886
†Smittina denticulifera Canu and Bassler 1920
†Smittina eagari Brown 1958
Smittina flexuosa Hutton 1873
†Smittina inarmata Brown 1958
Smittina landsborovii Johnston 1847
Smittina marionensis Busk 1854
†Smittina messiniensis El Hajjaji 1992
†Smittina ordinata MacGillivray 1895
†Smittina parviovicellosa Canu and Bassler 1935
†Smittina perforata Canu and Bassler 1935
Smittina purpurea Hincks 1881
Smittina rogickae Brown 1958
Smittina trispinosa munita Hincks 1884
Smittina unispinosa Waters 1889
†Smittina uttleyi Brown 1958
Invalid names: Smittia Hincks 1879 [replaced]
G. Smittoidea
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†Smittoidea crepidula Brown 1952
Smittoidea pacifica Soule and Soule 1973
Smittoidea reticulata MacGillivray 1842
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 47.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma
Collections (113 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutetian | India (Gujarat) | Parasmittina auris, Parasmittina harudiensis, Parasmittina johni (177176) | |
| Middle Eocene | India | Parasmittina auris, Parasmittina harudiensis, Parasmittina johni (178699) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Alabama) | Plagiosmittia regularis, Smittina portentosa, Smittina jacksonica, Smittina exigua, Smittina coronata (7331) Smittina angulata, Smittina jacksonica (7316) Smittina jacksonica (7317) | |
| Bartonian | USA (Florida) | Plagiosmittia incrustans, Smittina jacksonica (7328) Plagiosmittia regularis (7329) Plagiosmittia regularis, Smittina portentosa, Smittina jacksonica (7324) Plagiosmittia regularis, Smittina portentosa, Smittina jacksonica, Smittina strombecki (7322) Plagiosmittia regularis, Smittina strombecki (7330) Smittina jacksonica (7321) Smittina telum, Smittina jacksonica (7332) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Mississippi) | Smittina angulata, Porella denticulifera (84174) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Florida) | Plagiosmittia regularis (7318) | |
| Priabonian | New Zealand (North Otago) | Parasmittina sp. (172815) Smittoidea sp. 1, Smittoidea sp. 2 (172816) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | USA (Georgia) | Smittina denticulifera, Plagiosmittia porelloides (90479 90480) Smittina portentosa (160397) | |
| Runangan | New Zealand | Smittina crepidula, Smittina bathydonta (173838) | |
| Rupelian | USA (Mississippi) | Smittina angulata (90547) | |
| Rupelian | USA (Alabama) | Smittina ampla (90549 90561 90563) Smittina ampla, Smittina cophia, Smittina granulosa (90562) Smittina granulosa (90551) Smittina reticuloides, Smittina telum, Smittina pupa, Smittina tubulata (90528) Smittina tubulata (90548) | |
| Oligocene - Miocene | Australia (Victoria) | Smittina cribraria (173508) Smittina eagari (173527) Smittina ordinata (173509) Smittina sp. (173510) Smittina uttleyi, Smittina inarmata (173512) | |
| Chattian | Australia (Victoria) | Smittina parviocellosa (174151) | |
| Chattian | Germany | Smittina diplostoma, Smittina sp. (46102) | |
| Miocene - Oligocene | Australia (Victoria) | Plagiosmittia australis, Smittina eagari, Smittina uttleyi, Smittina rogickae (173504) Smittina inarmata, Smittina ordinata (173511 173528) Smittina ordinata (173502 173506 173518 173525) | |
| Aquitanian | India (Gujarat) | Hemismittoidea waiorensis, Parasmittina gujaratica (177173) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | India | Hemismittoidea waiorensis, Parasmittina gujaratica (178702) Parasmittina gujaratica (178703) | |
| Otaian | New Zealand (West Coast) | Smittoidea crepidula (172797) | |
| Burdigalian | France | Smittina sp. (65395) | |
| Burdigalian | Germany | Smittina cervicornis (188985) | |
| Burdigalian | Egypt | Porella cervicornis (47007) | |
| Burdigalian | Indonesia | Smittina sp., Pleurocodonellina sp., Smittoidea pacifica (173651) | |
| Burdigalian | India (Gujarat) | Parasmittina gujaratica (177172) | |
| Altonian | New Zealand | Smittina purpurea (173830) | |
| Langhian | Australia (Victoria) | Smittina perforata (174139) | |
| Middle Miocene | Romania | Smittina cervicornis (178089 178090) | |
| Middle Miocene | Czech Republic | Prenantia cheilostoma, Smittina cervicornis (178890) Smittina cervicornis (178887 178888 178892 178895 178896 178897 178898 178899 178901) | |
| Middle Miocene | Australia (Victoria) | Smittina elongata, Smittina seriata (166365) | |
| Serravallian | Hungary | Smittina cervicornis (34739) | |
| Serravallian | Indonesia | Parasmittina sp. (173650) | |
| Tortonian | Panama (Colon) | Parasmittina parsevaliformis, Parasmittina spathulata, Parasmittina n. sp. 1 (79785) | |
| Tortonian | Spain | Smittina cervicornis (177479) Smittina cervicornis, Smittoidea reticulata (177482) Smittina marionensis (177485 177486) Smittoidea reticulata (177480) Smittoidea sp., Smittina messiniensis (178465) | |
| Messinian | Morocco | Porella cervicornis (70928) Smittina sp. (34723) Smittoidea reticulata, Porella cervicornis (34724) | |
| Zanclean | Portugal | Smittoidea sp. (152330) | |
| Zanclean | Panama (Bocas del Toro) | Parasmittina areolata (79982) | |
| Pliocene | Australia (South Australia) | Smittina trispinosa (172911) | |
| Pliocene | Spain | Smittina canavarii, Smittina cervicornis, Smittoidea reticulata (177491) Smittina canavarii, Smittina marionensis, Smittoidea reticulata (177489) Smittina cervicornis (177490) | |
| Pliocene | New Zealand | Smittina trispinosa (173738 173740) Smittina trispinosa, Smittina flexuosa (173739) | |
| Pliocene | Antarctica | Smittina gibbera (41576) Smittina sp. (41578) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Jamaica | Smittina ophidiana (58522) | |
| Piacenzian | Panama (Bocas del Toro) | Parasmittina areolata (91901) Parasmittina crosslandi (61339) | |
| Piacenzian | Panama (Bocas) | Parasmittina areolata, Parasmittina parsevaliformis (79983) Parasmittina sp. (79989) Smittoidea maleposita (79772) | |
| Gelasian | Greece | Smittina canavarii, Smittoidea reticulata, Porella cervicornis (71243) | |
| Calabrian | Costa Rica (Limon) | Parasmittina parsevaliformis, Parasmittina n. sp. 1 (79842) Parasmittina parsevaliformis, Parasmittina n. sp. 7 (79835) Parasmittina spathulata, Parasmittina n. sp. 3 (79845) Smittoidea pacifica (79844) | |
| Castlecliffian | New Zealand | Smittina acaroensis (173733) Smittina flexuosa, Smittina unispinosa (173734) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Greenland | Smittina majuscula (75197) Smittoidea sp. (75200) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | Smittina discoidea (202634) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | Parasmittina trispinosa (60927 60928) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (New York) | Parasmittina trispinosa (81751) | |
| Holocene | Barbados | Parasmittina ophidiana (148714) | |
| Holocene | USA (Florida) | Parasmittina sp., Smittina smittiella (97606) Parasmittina spathulata (97607 97608) Parasmittina spathulata, Parasmittina sp., Smittina signata, Smittina smittiella (97610) |