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Scoliostomatinae

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Scoliostomatidae

Taxonomy
Scoliostomatinae was named by Frýda et al. (2002). Its type is Scoliostoma. It is the type subfamily of Scoliostomatidae.

It was assigned to Scoliostomatidae by Frýda et al. (2002), Bouchet et al. (2005).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Scoliostomatinae Frýda et al.
2005Scoliostomatinae Bouchet et al. p. 242

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familyScoliostomatidae
subfamilyScoliostomatinae
subfamilyScoliostomatinae

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.

Subfm. †Scoliostomatinae Frýda et al. 2002
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G. †Eoscoliostoma Frýda et al. 2002
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Eoscoliostoma norrisi Frýda et al. 2002
G. †Scoliostoma Braun 1838
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Scoliostoma americana Walcott 1884
Scoliostoma crassilabrum Sandberger and Sandberger 1854
Scoliostoma expansilabrum Sandberger and Sandberger 1853
Scoliostoma megalostoma Sandberger and Sandberger 1854
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Invalid names: Scoliostoma zitteli Holzapfel 1882 [synonym]
Scoliostoma textatum Phillips 1841
G. †Scoliostomina Heidelberger 2001
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Scoliostomina conoideum Sandberger and Sandberger 1854
Scoliostomina gracile Sandberger and Sandberger 1854
Scoliostomina layensis Heidelberger 2001
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Frýda et al. 2002Scoliostomatids with the final half whorl becoming free and twisting both upwards and backwards on itself; aperture faces backwards and situated at about mid-height on spire; constriction of gerontic whorl not present; shells with and without sinus or slit generating selenizone; shell ornamentation consisting of distinct collabral elements and/or spiral elements.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:39:28
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:39:28
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Late/Upper Givetian or 413.02000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Canada (Yukon) Eoscoliostoma norrisi (39394)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Hessen) Scoliostoma dannenbergi (38356) Scoliostoma dannenbergi, Scoliostoma expansilabrum, Scoliostomina layensis, Scoliostomina gracile (38353)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) Scoliostoma textatus (129878) Scoliostoma textatus, Scoliostoma gracile (130270)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Sauerland) Scoliostoma dannenbergi (56160)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Scoliostoma dannenbergi (275563)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany Pleurotomaria zitteli, Scoliostoma conoideum (37046)