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Areneidae

Gastropoda - Areneidae

Taxonomy
Areneidae was named by McLeam (2012). It is extant.

It was assigned to Angarioidea by Landau et al. (2016); and to Trochoidea by Bouchet et al. (2017).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Areneidae McLeam
2016Areneidae Landau et al. p. 14
2017Areneidae Bouchet et al. p. 336

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAreneidaeMcLeam 2012
familyAreneidaeMcLeam 2012

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. Areneidae McLeam 2012
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G. Marevalvata Olsson and Harbison 1953
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Marevalvata basilaevis Landau et al. 2016
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Invalid names: Liotia (Arene) pergemma Gardner 1948 [synonym]
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 08:47:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:46
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Arene pergemma (58893 58894 58895)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Arene tricarinata (80040)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Arene laguairana (131218)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (North Carolina) Arene pergemma (71138)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Arene pergemma (58897) Liotia pergemma (59315 59316 59317)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Arene tricarinata (79331)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Arene tricarinata (67069)