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Punctoidea

Gastropoda - Heterostropha

Taxonomy
Punctoidea was named by Morse (1864). It is extant.

It was assigned to Sigmurethra by Bouchet et al. (2005); and to Helicina by Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Punctoidea Morse
2005Punctoidea Bouchet et al. p. 267
2017Punctoidea Bouchet et al. p. 361

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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
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
superfamilyPunctoideaMorse 1864
superfamilyPunctoideaMorse 1864

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.

Superfm. Punctoidea Morse 1864
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Fm. Charopidae Hutton 1884
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Subfm. Charopinae Hutton 1884
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G. Lagivala Solem 1982
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†Lagivala davidi Ladd 1968
G. Vatusila Solem 1982
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G. Colhueconus Miquel and Bellosi 2010
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†Colhueconus simpsoni Miquel and Bellosi 2010
G. Gyrocochlea Hedley 1924
G. Lilloiconcha Weyrauch 1965
G. Radiodiscus Pilsbry 1906
G. Rotadiscus Pilsbry 1926
G. Stephadiscus Hylton Scott 1981
G. Stephanoda von Martens 1860
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†Stephanoda mazzonii Miquel and Bellosi 2004
G. Zilchogyra Weyrauch 1965
Fm. Endodontidae Pilsbry 1895
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G. Cookeconcha Solem 1976
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†Cookeconcha antiquus Solem 1977
G. Minidonta Solem 1976
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†Minidonta inexpectans Ladd 1958
G. †Protoendodonta Solem 1977
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†Protoendodonta laddi Solem 1977
G. Ptychodon Ancey 1888
Fm. †Helicodiscidae Pilsbry 1927
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G. Helicodiscus Morse 1864
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†Helicodiscus roemeri Andreae 1902
G. †Lucilla Lowe 1852
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†Lucilla miocaenica Harzhauser et al. 2015
†Lucilla subteres Clessin 1877
Fm. Oreohelicidae Pilsbry 1939
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G. Oreohelix Pilsbry 1904 [mountain snail]
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Oreohelix megarche Cockerell and Henderson 1912
G. Radiocentrum Pilsbry 1905
Fm. Punctidae Morse 1864
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G. †Punctum Morse 1864
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†Punctum parvulum Gottschick 1920
†Punctum propygmaeum Andreae 1904
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 55.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Oreohelix sp. (15793)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Oreohelix megarche (15081)
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) Rotadiscus sp., Colhueconus simpsoni, Gyrocochlea sp., Lilloiconcha sp., Radiodiscus sp., Stephanoda mazzonii, Stephadiscus sp., Zilchogyra sp. A, Zilchogyra sp. B (105837)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97USA (Montana) Radiocentrum sp. (200342)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Marshall Islands Ptychodon subpacificus (209761)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Lucilla subteres (34615)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Poland Endodontidae indet. (31040)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Lucilla subteres (48471)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Poland Helicodiscus roemeri, Punctum propygmaeum (231087) Hyalinia roemeri, Punctum propygmaeum (231086)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Austria Punctum parvulum (175587)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Marshall Islands Ptychodon eniwetokensis (209762)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Helicodiscus sp. (75481)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Austria Helicodiscus roemeri (231088)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) Helicodiscus parallelus (18046)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') Punctum pygmaeum (174455)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Lucilla miocaenica, Helicodiscus roemeri (172917 172924 172925)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Lucilla miocaenica (172914 172915 199860) Lucilla miocaenica, Helicodiscus roemeri (172910 172912 199859)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117France (Haute-Normandie Region) Punctum pygmaeum (36426)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Marshall Islands Ptychodon inexpectans (209760)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Tuvalu Ptychodon sp. A (209763)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Helicodiscus paralellus (20352) Helicodiscus parallelus (20293)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Haute-Normandie Region) Punctum pygmaeum (36391)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Helicodiscus parallelus (37788)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Helicodiscus singleyanus (74473)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA Minor Outlying Islands Cookeconcha antiquus, Protoendodonta laddi (209764) Protoendodonta laddi (209765 209766 209767 209768)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Montana) Oreohelix sp. (162124)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Helicodiscus parallelus (93554)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Helicodiscus paralellus (93103)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Helicodiscus parallelus (82258) Helicodiscus parallelus, Helicodiscus inermis, Helicodiscus jacksoni (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) Oreohelix strigosa (93326)