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Pila

Gastropoda - Ampullariidae

Taxonomy
Pila was named by Röding (1798). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ampullariidae by Oostingh (1935), Kase (1984).

Species
P. conica, P. ovata
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. mutungi, P. wernei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Pila Röding
1935Pila Oostingh p. 41
1984Pila Kase p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Architaenioglossa(Haller 1890)
superfamilyAmpullarioideaGray 1824
familyAmpullariidaeGray 1824
genusPilaRöding 1798

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.

G. Pila Röding 1798
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Pila conica Gray 1840
Pila ovata Olivier 1804
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-19 09:59:30
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:11:35
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Holocene or 37.71000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Oman P. sp. (171343)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Oman (Dhofar) Pila indet. (192926 192928 192929) P. sp. (179726 192923)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya P. ovata (38060)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63Pakistan (Baluchistan) P. sp. (180629)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya Ampullaria ovata (22071 22077)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Indonesia P. conica (84534 84536)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Uganda P. mutungi (22198)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Uganda P. mutungi (22200 22204)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Sudan Pila indet. (21872)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Thailand P. sp. (176213 176214)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa P. ovata (22066)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan Pila indet. (21871 21902 21903 21904 21958) P. wernei (208786 208787)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa P. ovata (22067)