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Physellini

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Physidae

Taxonomy
Physellini was named by Taylor (2003). It is extant. Its type is Physella.

It was assigned to Physinae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Subtaxa
Physella (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Physellini Taylor
2005Physellini Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderHygrophila(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyPlanorboideaRafinesque 1815
familyPhysidaeFitzinger 1833
subfamilyPhysinaeFitzinger 1833
tribePhyselliniTaylor 2003
tribePhyselliniTaylor 2003

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.

Tr. Physellini Taylor 2003
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G. Physella Haldeman 1849
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 10:17:02
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:17:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 72.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Physella sp. (234712)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Physella squalida (205533)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Physella squalida (205480)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) Physella sp. (20400)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Physella sp. (61310)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Physella integra (63150)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Physella heterostropha (96538) Physella sp. (61311)