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Oreohelicidae
Taxonomy
Oreohelicidae was named by Pilsbry (1939). It is extant. Its type is Oreohelix.
It was assigned to Pulmonata by Gingerich (1987), Roth and Emberton (1994); and to Punctoidea by Bouchet et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Pulmonata by Gingerich (1987), Roth and Emberton (1994); and to Punctoidea by Bouchet et al. (2005).
Subtaxa
Oreohelix (type genus), Radiocentrum
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1939 | Oreohelicidae Pilsbry |
| 1987 | Oreohelicidae Gingerich p. 293 |
| 1994 | Oreohelicidae Roth and Emberton |
| 2005 | Oreohelicidae Bouchet et al. p. 268 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 54.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.5 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Eocene | USA (Wyoming) | Oreohelix megarche (15081) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Oreohelix sp. (15793) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | USA (Montana) | Radiocentrum sp. (200342) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Montana) | Oreohelix sp. (162124) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | USA (Utah) | Oreohelix strigosa (93326) |