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Hygrophila

Gastropoda - Heterostropha

Taxonomy
Hygrophila was named by Ferussac (1822). It is extant.

It was reranked as the superorder Hygrophila by Bouchet et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Basommatophora by Lakhanpal et al. (1976) and Bouchet et al. (2005); and to Panpulmonata by Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Hygrophila Ferussac
1976Hygrophila Lakhanpal et al.
2005Hygrophila Bouchet et al. p. 263
2017Hygrophila Bouchet et al. p. 359

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderHygrophila(Ferussac 1822)
superorderHygrophila(Ferussac 1822)

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.

Superor. Hygrophila Ferussac 1822
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Superfm. Acroloxoidea Thiele 1931
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Fm. Acroloxidae Thiele 1931
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G. Acroloxus Beck 1837 [capshell]
Superfm. Chilinoidea Dall 1870
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Fm. Chilinidae Dall 1870
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G. Chilina Gray 1828
Invalid names: Latiidae Hutton 1882 [empty]
Superfm. Lymnaeoidea Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. Lymnaeidae Rafinesque 1815
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G. †Bulimnea Haldeman 1841
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Bulimnea webbi Firby 1966
G. Galba Schrank 1803
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Subg. †Galba (Galba) Schrank 1803
Galba dupuyiana Noulet 1845
Galba halavatsi Wenz 1923
Galba lufengensis Pan 1977
Galba prima Yu et al. 2021
Galba truncatula Müller 1774
Galba yunnanensis Pan 1977
G. Lymnaea Lamarck 1799
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Lymnaea alamosensis Arnold 1908
Lymnaea contracosta Cooper 1894
Lymnaea dilatata Noulet 1854
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Invalid names: Radix dilatata Neubauer 2014 [synonym]
Lymnaea longiscata Brongniart 1810
Lymnaea natalensis Krauss 1848
Lymnaea palustris Müller 1774
Lymnaea peregra Müller 1774
Lymnaea strigosa Brongniart 1810
Subfm. Lymnaeinae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Fossaria Westerlund 1885
Invalid names: Acellinae Hannibal 1912 [synonym], Amphipepleinae Pini 1877 [synonym], Fossariinae Dybowski 1913 [synonym], Limnophysinae Dybowski 1903 [synonym]
G. Pseudosuccinea Say 1817
G. Radix Montfort 1810
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Radix cucuronensis Fontannes 1878
Radix enzenbachensis Neubauer and Harzhauser 2014
Radix korlevici Brusina 1884
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Invalid names: Lymnaea hyaloleuca Brusina 1902 [synonym]
Radix socialis Zieten 1830
Radix subbullata Sandberger 1875
G. Stagnicola Jeffreys 1830
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Stagnicola armaniacensis Noulet 1852
Stagnicola bouilleti Michaud 1855
Stagnicola palustriformis Gottschick 1911
Stagnicola praebouilleti Schlickum 1970
Stagnicola reinholdkunzi Harzhauser et al. 2012
Subfm. †Valencienniinae Kramberger-Gorjanovic 1923
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Invalid names: Clivunellinae Kochandky-Devide and Sliskovic 1972 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lancinae Hannibal 1914 [empty]
Superfm. Planorboidea Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. Physidae Fitzinger 1833
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G. Aplexa Fleming 1820
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Aplexa kohatica Eames 1952
Aplexa robusta Eames 1952
Aplexa subhypnorum Gottschick 1920
Aplexa transportata Eames 1952
Subfm. Physinae Fitzinger 1833
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Tr. Physellini Taylor 2003
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G. Physella Haldeman 1849
Tr. Physini Fitzinger 1833
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G. Physa Draparnaud 1801
Invalid names: Haitiini Taylor 2003 [empty]
Fm. Planorbidae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Anisus Studer 1820
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Subg. †Anisus (Anisus) Studer 1820
Subg. †Anisus (Odontogyrorbis) Lorenthey 1906
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Anisus confusus Soos 1934
Anisus guerichi Andreae 1902
G. Armiger Hartmann 1840
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Armiger subptychophorus Halavats 1903
G. †Australorbis Yen 1946
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G. Bathyomphalus Charpentier 1837
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Bathyomphalus moedlingensis Sauerzopf 1953
Subfm. Bulininae Fischer and Crosse 1880
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Tr. Bulinini Fischer and Crosse 1880
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G. Bulinus Mueller 1781
G. Isidora Ehrenberg 1831
Tr. Coretini Gray 1847
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G. Helisoma Swainson 1940
G. Planorbarius Dumeril 1806
Invalid names: Helisomini [synonym]
G. †Menetus Adams 1855
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Subg. †Menetus (Dilatata) Clessin 1885
Tr. Miratestini Sarasin and Sarasin 1897
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G. Ferrissia Walker 1903
Invalid names: Ferrissini [synonym]
Invalid names: Plesiophysini Bequaert and Clench 1939 [empty]
G. Burnupia Walker 1912
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Burnupia edwardiana Pilsbry and Bequaert 1927
G. Ceratophallus Brown and Mandahl-Barth 1973
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Ceratophallus apertus Martens 1897
Ceratophallus bicarinatus Mandahl-Barth 1954
G. Gyraulus Charpentier 1837
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Subg. †Gyraulus (Gyraulus) Charpentier 1837
Gyraulus albertanus Clessin 1877
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Invalid names: Menetus (Dilatata) albertanus Moser 2009 [synonym]
Gyraulus applanatus Thomae 1845
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Invalid names: Gyraulus dealbatus Braun 1851 [synonym], Gyraulus trochiformis applanatus Schlickum 1970 [synonym], Gyraulus trochiformis dealbatus Schlickum 1964 [synonym], Planorbis dealbatus Braun 1851 [synonym]
Gyraulus costulatus Krauss 1848
Gyraulus cryptornatus Sauerzopf 1953
Gyraulus geminus Brusina 1897
Gyraulus kleini Gottschick and Wenz 1916
Gyraulus krohi Neubauer and Harzhauser 2014
Gyraulus pulici Brusina 1897
Gyraulus sachsenhoferi Harzhauser et al. 2012
Gyraulus trochiformis Stahl 1824
Gyraulus vermicularis Stoliczka 1862
G. Hippeutis Charpentier 1837
G. Micromenetus Baker 1945
G. †Orygoceras Brusina 1882
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Orygoceras dentaliforme Brusina 1882
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Invalid names: Orygoceras bifrons Brusina 1902 [synonym], Orygoceras cornucopiae Brusina 1882 [synonym], Orygoceras curvum Brusina 1902 [synonym], Orygoceras euglyphum Brusina 1902 [synonym], Orygoceras leptonema Brusina 1902 [synonym], Orygoceras stenonemus Brusina 1882 [synonym]
G. †Planorbina Haldeman 1843
Subfm. Planorbinae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Biomphalaria Preston 1910
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Biomphalaria manya Cabrera and Martínez 2018
Biomphalaria reversa Cabrera et al. 2016
Biomphalaria sudanica Martens 1870
Biomphalaria walteri Parodiz 1969
G. Gryaulus Charpentier 1837
Tr. Planorbini Rafinesque 1815
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G. Planorbis Muller 1774
Invalid names: Ancylini Rafinesque 1815 [empty], Biomphalariini Watson 1954 [empty], Planorbulini Pilsbry 1934 [empty], Segmentinini Baker 1945 [empty]
G. Promenetus Baker 1935
G. †Pseudancylus Walker 1921
G. Segmentina Fleming 1828
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Segmentina durhami Hanna and Hertlein 1938
Segmentina filocincta Sandberger 1875
Segmentina lartetii Noulet 1854
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Invalid names: Planorbis nitidiformis Gobanz 1854 [synonym]
Segmentina loczyi Lorenthey 1906
G. Tropicorbis Brown and Pilsbry 1914
G. †Vorticifex Meek 1870
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Invalid names: Ancylidae [synonym], Neoplanorbinae Hannibal 1912 [empty], Rhodacmeinae Walker 1917 [empty]
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 Frasnian to the top of the Holocene or 382.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 372.2 Ma

Collections (479 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Planorbis sp. (39059)
Westphalian C314.6 - 309.8United Kingdom (England) Ancylus vinti (122564)
Spathian - Anisian251.3 - 242.0South Africa (Eastern Cape) Dilatata kitchingii (20692)
Late/Upper Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian171.6 - 164.7France (Occitanie) Gyraulus balmensis, Gyraulus sp. (58416)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3China (Yunnan) Galba lufengensis, Galba yunnanensis (165476)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1China (Yunnan) Galba yunnanensis (165466) Gyraulus sp. 3 (165455)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Morocco (Figuig) Planorbidae indet., Lymnaeidae indet. (176120)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1China (Yunnan) Gyraulus sp. 2 (165469)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Lymnaea ativuncula, Lymnaea morrisonensis (231576) Planorbis sp. (12816)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Poitou-Charentes) Planorbidae indet., Gyraulus loryi (164377)
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Physa sp. (45330) Planorbis fisheri (52254)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Planorbis sp., Physa sp. (77058)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5China (Liaoning) Hippeutis sp. (36973)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Japan (Ishikawa) Physidae indet. A, Physidae indet. B (32324)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Argentina (Neuquén) Physa wichmanni (92234)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0China (Yunnan) Physa sp. 1, Physa sp. 2 (165472) Physa sp. 1, Physa sp. 3 (165471)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Galba prima (161726)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Austria (Upper Austria) Physa sp. (224482)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Physa lactaena (71486)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Physa sp. (226122)