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Geomitridae

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Geomitridae

Taxonomy
Geomitridae was named by Boettger (1909). It is extant.

It was assigned to Helicoidea by Salvador et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Geomitridae Boettger
2018Geomitridae Salvador et al. p. 296

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
RankNameAuthor
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
infraorderHelicoidei
superfamilyHelicoideaRafinesque 1815
familyGeomitridaeBoettger 1909
familyGeomitridaeBoettger 1909

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. Geomitridae Boettger 1909
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G. Cernuella Schlüter 1838
G. Trochoidea Brown 1827
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G. Xerosecta Monterosato 1892
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 Gelasian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Algeria Geomitridae indet., Trochoidea trochoides, Xerosecta sp., Cernuella sp. (231185) Geomitridae indet., Xerosecta sp., Cernuella sp. (231186)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Tunisia (Kef) Xerosecta cespitum, Cernuella virgata (196971)