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Elonidae

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Elonidae

Taxonomy
Elonidae was named by Gittenberger (1979). It is extant.

It was assigned to Helicoidea by Salvador et al. (2015) and Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Elonidae Gittenberger
2015Elonidae Salvador et al.
2017Elonidae Bouchet et al. p. 366

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
RankNameAuthor
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
infraorderHelicoidei
superfamilyHelicoideaRafinesque 1815
familyElonidaeGittenberger 1979
familyElonidaeGittenberger 1979

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. Elonidae Gittenberger 1979
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Subfm. Klikiinae Nordsieck 1986
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G. Apula Boettger 1909
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Apula coarctata Klein 1853
†Klikia (Apula) goniostoma Sandberger 1875
†Klikia (Apula) vindobonensis Harzhauser and Binder 2004
G. Klikia Pilsbry 1895
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Subg. †Klikia (Klikia) Pilsbry 1895
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†Klikia (Klikia) trolli Lueger 1981
Subg. †Klikia (Steklovia) Schlickum and Strauch 1972
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†Klikia (Steklovia) magna Lueger 1981
†Klikia devexa Reuss 1861
†Klikia devexa robusta Binder 2004
†Klikia giengensis Klein 1846
G. Pseudochloritis Boettger 1909
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Invalid names: Helix inflexa Klein 1847 [synonym], Oxychilus subnitens Seemann 1926 [synonym]
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 MN 4 to the top of the MN 11 or 16.90000 to 7.75000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 416.9 - 15.97Austria Klikia devexa, Klikia giengensis (231081)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Tropidomphalus incrassatus (34615)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany Apula coarctata, Pseudochloritis incrassata (231120) Apula coarctata, Pseudochloritis incrassata, Klikia giengensis (231119) Pseudochloritis incrassata (231121 231122 231123)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Pseudochloritis incrassata (199608)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany Klikia coarctata, Tropidomphalus incrassatus (231109 231112) Pseudochloritis incrassata (231118 231124 231125) Pseudochloritis incrassata, Klikia sp. (231127) Tropidomphalus incrassatus (231110 231111 231113 231115 231116)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bavaria) Pseudochloritis incrassata, Klikia sp. (205187)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Apula coarctata (172951) Apula coarctata, Pseudochloritis incrassata (172950) Pseudochloritis incrassata (48325)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Tropidomphalus zellii, Klikia coarctata (175727)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Klikia coarctata, Tropidomphalus incrassatus (48471)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Poland Hygromia devexa, Helicodonta osculum (231086)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany Pseudochloritis incrassata (231130)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Austria Klikia trolli, Tropidomphalus richarzi (231088) Klikia vindobonensis (231089 231093)
MN 109.7 - 8.7Austria Klikia trolli, Tropidomphalus richarzi (231090) Tropidomphalus richarzi (231091)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Niederoesterreich) Klikia goniostoma (32649) Klikia trolli, Tropidomphalus richarzi, Klikia goniostoma (231092)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Central Macedonia) Klikia goniostoma (32189)