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Thiara (Sermyla)

Gastropoda - Thiaridae

Taxonomy
Sermyla was named by Adams and Adams (1853). It is extant.

It was reranked as Thiara (Sermyla) by Vaught et al. (1989).

It was assigned to Thiaridae by Oostingh (1935); and to Thiara by Vaught et al. (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Sermyla Adams and Adams
1935Sermyla Oostingh p. 26
1989Thiara (Sermyla) Vaught et al. p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyThiaridaeTroschel 1857
subfamilyThiarinaeMorrison 1954
genusThiaraRöding 1798
subgenusSermyla(Adams and Adams 1853)

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.

Subg. Thiara (Sermyla) Adams and Adams 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:14:32
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:14:32
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia Sermyla tornatella (84543)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia Sermyla tornatella (70084)