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Xanthonychidae

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Xanthonychidae

Taxonomy
Xanthonychidae was named by Strebel and Pfeffer (1880). It is extant.

It was assigned to Helicoidea by Marshall et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Xanthonychidae Strebel and Pfeffer
2025Xanthonychidae Marshall et al.

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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
familyXanthonychidaeStrebel and Pfeffer 1880
familyXanthonychidaeStrebel and Pfeffer 1880

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. Xanthonychidae Strebel and Pfeffer 1880
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Subfm. Helminthoglyptinae Pilsbry 1939 [shoulderband snails]
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G. Helminthoglypta Ancey 1887
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 Uintan to the top of the Hemphillian or 45.90000 to 4.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 39.7 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) Helminthoglypta stocki (16786)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) Helminthoglypta sp. (19447)