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Amnicolidae

Gastropoda - Amnicolidae

Taxonomy
Amnicolidae was named by Tryon (1863). It is extant. Its type is Amnicola.

It was assigned to Taenioglossa by Lull (1911); to Rissooidea by Bouchet et al. (2005); and to Truncatelloidea by Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Amnicolidae Tryon
1911Amnicolidae Lull p. 211
2005Amnicolidae Bouchet et al. p. 251
2017Amnicolidae Bouchet et al. p. 345

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyAmnicolidaeTryon 1863
familyAmnicolidaeTryon 1863

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. Amnicolidae Tryon 1863
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G. Amnicola Gould and Haldeman 1841
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Amnicola andersoni Arnold 1909
Amnicola expansilabris Aldrich 1911
Amnicola georgiensis Aldrich 1911
Amnicola obsoleta Yu and Pan 1977
Amnicola saltillensis Aldrich 1911
Amnicola yatesiana Cooper 1894
Subfm. Amnicolinae Tryon 1863
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G. †Lapparentia Berthelin 1885
G. Bythinia Leach 1818
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Bythinia arundelensis Clark 1911
G. †Charydrobia Stache
G. Fontigens Pilsbry 1935
Invalid names: Baicaliinae Fischer 1885 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:15:00
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:15:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 170.90000 to 0.01400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 168.2 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2China (Yunnan) Amnicola lufengensis (165476) Amnicola mimalongensis, Amnicola yunnanensis (165474)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.9 - 165.3China (Yunnan) Amnicola mimalongensis (165453) Amnicola obsoleta (165478) Amnicola yangbiensis (165466) Amnicola yunnanensis (165463)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2USA (Maryland) Bythinia arundelensis (232239)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene66.0 - 59.24United Kingdom (England) Lapparentia cochlearella (8083)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Yunnan) Amnicola yunlongensis (165458)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France (Marne) Lapparentia cochlearella, Lapparentia veslensis, Lapparentia gougeroti (178041)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France Lapparentia cochlearella, Lapparentia veslensis (178086)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Charydrobia sp. (197776)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Lapparentia irregularis (171526)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Picardie) Lapparentia irregularis (178083)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Oise) Lapparentia irregularis (3494)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (Florida) Amnicola adesta (60985)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Ukraine (Crimea) Amnicola sp., Amnicola cyclostomoides (194984)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Spain (Valencia) Bythinia sp. (40758)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Türkiye Bythinia sp. (234457)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Georgia) Amnicola saltillensis, Amnicola georgiensis, Amnicola expansilabris (164698)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) Amnicola sp. (207684)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Fontigens sp. (80358) Fontigens spp. (41501 41718)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Michigan) Amnicola integra, Amnicola limosa (70130)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Amnicola integra (93103)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Fontigens sp. (80001)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Amnicola sp. (93208)