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Dorcasiidae
Taxonomy
Dorcasiidae was named by Connolly (1915). It is extant. Its type is Dorcasia.
It was assigned to Acavoidea by Bouchet et al. (2005); to Rhytidoidea by Bouchet et al. (2017); and to Gastropoda by Pickford (2018).
It was assigned to Acavoidea by Bouchet et al. (2005); to Rhytidoidea by Bouchet et al. (2017); and to Gastropoda by Pickford (2018).
Subtaxa
Dorcasia (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1915 | Dorcasiidae Connolly |
| 2005 | Dorcasiidae Bouchet et al. |
| 2017 | Dorcasiidae Bouchet et al. p. 362 |
| 2018 | Dorcasiidae Pickford |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutetian | Namibia (Sperrgebiet) | Dorcasia sp. (149173) | |
| Bartonian | Namibia (Sperrgebiet) | Dorcasia sp. (180197) |