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Achatinina

Gastropoda - Heterostropha

Taxonomy
Achatinina was named by Schileyko (1979). It is extant.

It was assigned to Stylommatophora by Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Achatinina Schileyko p. 55
2017Achatinina 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)
suborderAchatininaSchileyko 1979
suborderAchatininaSchileyko 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.

Subor. Achatinina Schileyko 1979
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Superfm. Achatinoidea Swainson 1840
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Fm. Achatinidae Swainson 1840
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G. Achatina Lamarck 1799
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Achatina sculpturata Neubert and van Damme 2012
Achatina stuhlmanni von Martens 1892
Agathina pellucida Deshayes 1824
G. †Limicolaria Schumacher 1817
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Limicolaria omanensis Neubert and van Damme 2012
G. Rumina Risso 1826
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Rumina atlantica Pallary 1891
Rumina decollata Linnaeus 1758 [decollate snail]
G. Tortaxis Pilsbry 1906
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Tortaxis zhangpuensis Yu et al. 2022
Fm. Ferussaciidae Bourguignat 1883
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G. †Cecilioides Férussac
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Subg. Cecilioides (Cecilioides) Ferussac 1814
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Cecilioides acicula Müller 1774
Fm. Subulinidae Fischer and Crosse 1877
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G. †Allopeas Baker 1935
G. †Curvella Chaper 1885
G. †Fortuna Schlickum and Strauch 1972
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Fortuna clairi Schlickum and Strauch 1972
G. †Leptinaria Beck 1837
Subfm. Opeatinae Thiele 1931
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G. Opeas Albers 1850
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Opeas minutum Klein 1853
Opeas yunlongensis Pan 1977
Subfm. Stenogyrinae Fischer and Crosse 1877
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G. Obeliscus Beck 1837
G. Zootecus Westerlund 1887
Superfm. Streptaxoidea Gray 1860
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Fm. Streptaxidae Gray 1860
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Subfm. Streptaxinae Gray 1860
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G. Glyptoconus Möllendorff 1894
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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 72.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Leptinaria sp. (206969)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Fortuna marsilioides (106007)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Fortuna marsilioides (34420 34428)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Yunnan) Opeas yunlongensis (165460)
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5USA (Wyoming) Fortuna marsilioides (28632 28635 28636 28638 28640 28641 28643 28644)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Subulinidae indet. (149173)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Agathina pellucida (171525)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Achatina costellata (39014) Obeliscus canaliculatus, Obeliscus polygyrus (42636) Obeliscus polygyrus (42644)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Achatina costellata (40300) Obeliscus excavatus (42640)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Oman Limicolaria omanensis, Achatina sculpturata, Zootecus sp. (171343)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Uganda Achatina leakeyi (21723)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Limicolaria sp. (27856 27857 27858 38060)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda Opeas sp., Limicolaria sp. (192070) Subulinidae indet., Limicolaria sp., Achatina leakeyi (28441)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82China (Fujian) Tortaxis zhangpuensis (220273)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany Opeas minutum (231119 231120)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya Limicolaria indet. (22071 22077 22081)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Opeas minutum (172950)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Opeas minutum (175727)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.82 - 11.1Hungary (Nograd) Cecilioides aciculella (167497)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Austria Cecilioides aciculella, Fortuna clairi (231088)
MN 118.725 - 7.9Austria (Niederoesterreich) Fortuna clairi (32649)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Samos Island) Rumina decollata (205351)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Cecilioides acicula (172915 199859) Ferussaciidae indet., Cecilioides acicula (172910)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Cecilioides acicula (172924 172926)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) Achatina zanzibaria (32050)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Malawi (Northern) Achatina sp. (226065)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Egypt Zootecus insularis (22507)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Achatina indet. (22334)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Algeria Rumina sp., Rumina decollata (231186) Rumina sp., Rumina decollata, Rumina atlantica (231185)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy (Tuscany) Rumina decollata (51778)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa Achatina sp. (21824)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Tanzania Limicolaria indet. (21974)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Pakistan Zootecus insularis (55402)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Achatina indet. (21825)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Limicolaria saturata (22074)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Murcia) Rumina decollata (34128)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Limicolaria indet. (21970)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Tunisia (Kef) Rumina decollate (196971)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Achatina stuhlmanni, Limicolaria martensiana, Curvella indet. (22066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Achatina fulica (212472)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Achatina indet. (21896)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France Cecilioides acicula (56806)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Sudan Limicolaria cailliaudi, Zootecus insularis (208786 208787)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Achatina indet. (21939)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Limicolaria saturata, Achatina stuhlmanni (22073)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Achatina indet. (21894)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Allopeas sp. (194169)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Achatina indet. (21897)