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Pleuroceridae

Gastropoda - Pleuroceridae

Taxonomy
Pleuroceridae was named by Thiele (1929). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cerithiacea by Nuttall (1990), Kirby (1991); and to Cerithioidea by Strong (2003), Bouchet et al. (2005), Strong et al. (2011), Bouchet et al. (2017), Novas et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Pleuroceridae Thiele
1990Pleuroceridae Nuttall p. 30
1991Pleuroceriidae Kirby
2003Pleuroceridae Strong
2005Pleuroceridae Bouchet et al. p. 249
2011Pleuroceriidae Strong et al.
2017Pleuroceridae Bouchet et al. p. 342
2019Pleuroceridae Novas et al. p. 269

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyPleuroceridaeThiele 1929
familyPleuroceridaeThiele 1929

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. Pleuroceridae Thiele 1929
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G. †Ambloxus Hannibal 1912
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†Ambloxus olequaensis Arnold and Hannibal in Hannibal 1912
G. Anculosa Say 1821
G. †Elimia Adams and Adams 1858
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†Elimia dickersoni Clark 1938
†Elimia sacramentensis Clark and Anderson 1938
†Elimia schencki Clark 1938
†Elimia trigemmata Conrad 1860
†Elimia veatchii Gabb 1864
G. †Goniobasis Lea
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†Goniobasis diegoensis Hanna 1927
†Goniobasis hannibali Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922
†Goniobasis leslieae Firby 1966
†Goniobasis marylandica Martin 1904
†Goniobasis reticulata Firby 1966
†Goniobasis sookensis Clark and Arnold 1923
G. †Lithasia Haldeman 1840
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†Lithasia antiqua Gabb 1866
Subfm. Pleurocerinae Thiele 1929
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G. Doryssa Adams and Adams 1854
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:17:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:17:16
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 125.77000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Japan (Ishikawa) Pleuroceridae indet. (32324 50357)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (California) Turritella veatchii (44232)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Goniobasis sp. (72264)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Elimia veatchii (86819)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Pleuroceridae indet. (22689)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Goniobasis subtortuosa (179645)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Goniobasis sp., Goniobasis subtortuosa (14446)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Pleuroceridae indet. (206969 234712)
Edmontonian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Goniobasis whiteavesi (71487)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Goniobasis sp. (142492)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66Mexico (Coahuila) Elimia trigemmata (42469)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Alabama) Elimia trigemmata (2919)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Elimia trigemmata (80367)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Goniobasis sp. (52609)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Goniobasis carterii, Goniobasis tenera (191219) Goniobasis tenera (191220 191221) Pleuroceridae indet. (15760 15771 15817 15831)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) Elimia sylvaerupsis, Elimia trigemmata (92375)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Ambloxus olequahensis (241863)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Goniobasis nodulifera, Goniobasis tenera (191223) Goniobasis tenera (191228)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Goniobasis olequaensis (16712)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (California) Elimia dickersoni (191189) Elimia sp., Elimia dickersoni, Elimia schencki (191188)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Goniobasis hannibali (201097 241928) Goniobasis olequahensis, Goniobasis hannibali (201094)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Elimia sp. (40733)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (California) Elimia sacramentensis (205787)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Goniobasis sp. (208174)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Canada (British Columbia) Goniobasis sookensis (63087)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Texas) Goniobasis miocaenica (18614)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Colombia (La Guajira) Doryssa sp. (158046 162005)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Goniobasis miocaenica (18613)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Goniobasis sp. (220201)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Goniobasis sp. (217349)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Elimia floridensis (227372)