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Ancillariidae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae

Taxonomy
Ancillariinae was named by Swainson (1840). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Kantor et al. (2017).

It was reranked as the family Ancillariidae by Kantor et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Olividae by Bouchet et al. (2005), Landau and Marques da Silva (2010) and Pacaud et al. (2013); and to Olivoidea by Kantor et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Ancillariinae Swainson
2005Ancillariinae Bouchet et al. p. 256
2010Ancillariinae Landau and Marques da Silva p. 94
2013Ancillariinae Pacaud et al. p. 31
2017Ancillariidae Kantor et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyOlivoidea(Troschel 1869)
familyAncillariidae(Swainson 1840)
familyAncillariidae(Swainson 1840)

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. Ancillariidae Swainson 1840
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G. Amalda Adams and Adams 1853
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Subg. †Amalda (Alcospira) Cossmann 1899
Subg. †Amalda (Alocospira) Lozouet 1992
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Subg. Amalda (Baryspira) Fischer 1883
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†Baryspira electa Marwick 1929
†Baryspira robusta Marwick 1924
†Baryspira tirangiensis Marwick 1926
Subg. Amalda (Gracilispira) Olsson 1956
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†Gracilispira ligata Tate 1889
†Amalda arenaria Cossmann 1889
†Amalda atrebatum Wrigley 1940
†Amalda bellovaciana Pacaud et al. 2013
†Amalda beneharniana Pacaud et al. 2013
†Amalda bibhae Banerjee and Halder 2024
†Amalda custodiensis Pacaud et al. 2013
†Amalda glandiformis Lamarck 1810
†Amalda glandiformis anomala Schlotheim 1820
†Amalda obsoleta Brocchi 1814
†Amalda pusagnensis Pacaud et al. 2013
G. †Bearizia Pacaud et al. 2013
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†Bearizia priabonensis Boussac 1908
G. Eburna Lamarck 1801
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†Eburna caroniana Maury 1925
Eburna glabrata Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Eburna flavida Lamarck 1801 [synonym]
†Eburna lutosa Lamarck 1790
G. †Micrancilla Maxwell 1992
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†Micrancilla alibamasiana Pacaud et al. 2013
†Micrancilla dilatata Cossmann 1886
†Micrancilla granum Maxwell 1992
†Micrancilla guanensis Pacaud et al. 2013
†Micrancilla oesiensis Pacaud et al. 2013
G. †Spirancilla Vokes 1935
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Invalid names: Ancillaria elongata Gabb 1864 [replaced]
†Spirancilla bearizensis Pacaud et al. 2013
†Spirancilla bechevillersensis Pacaud et al. 2013
†Spirancilla buccinoides Lamarck 1802
†Spirancilla nana Rouault 1850
†Spirancilla vasconiana Pacaud et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:41:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:56:35
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 59.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (292 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France (Oise) Micrancilla oesiensis (183771)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France Spirancilla bechevillersensis (183804 183805)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Oregon) Ancilla gabbi (200799 200802)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Ancilla gabbi (122656) Ancillaria elongata (122294)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium Ancilla buccinoides (77608)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Amalda atrebatum, Micrancilla oesiensis (183767 183768 183769 183770 183795) Micrancilla oesiensis (183773 183774 183775)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Aisne) Amalda arenaria, Micrancilla oesiensis (183781 183789) Ancilla arenaria, Micrancilla oesiensis (183788) Micrancilla oesiensis (183782 183785 183786)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France Amalda arenaria (183783 183793) Amalda arenaria, Amalda atrebatum (171521 183725 183794) Amalda arenaria, Amalda atrebatum, Micrancilla oesiensis (183791) Amalda arenaria, Micrancilla oesiensis (183724 183726) Amalda atrebatum (183728 183729 183731 183732 183780 183796 183797 183798 183799 183800) Amalda atrebatum, Amalda bellovaciana (183727) Amalda atrebatum, Amalda bellovaciana, Micrancilla oesiensis (183776 183777) Amalda atrebatum, Micrancilla oesiensis (183730 183733 183778 183779) Amalda bellovaciana, Micrancilla oesiensis (183744) Amalda beneharniana, Micrancilla guanensis (183748) Amalda custodiensis (183761 183762 183763 183764 183765 183766) Ancilla arenaria (183723) Ancillaria nana (177667) Micrancilla oesiensis (183772 183792) Spirancilla nana (183756 183806)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Amalda bibhae (235626)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Amalda arenaria (3266)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (California) Ancilla gabbi (8011)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Ancilla gabbi (200899)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Ancillaria elongata (207112 207113 207115 207123)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3New Zealand (Canterbury) Baryspira allani (50147) Baryspira sp. (50161 50163)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Ancilla gabbi (94822 178733 201698)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Amalda atrebatum (183734 183735 183736 183737 183738 183739 183740 183741 183801) Ancilla buccinoides (171535 184107) Ancillaria dilatata (183803)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Oregon) Ancilla gabbi (200895 200910)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Picardie) Amalda atrebatum (183802)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium Ancilla buccinoides (77611 77613)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Amalda olivula (8124) Ancilla buccinoides (8047)