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Aclididae

Gastropoda - Aclididae

Taxonomy
Aclididae was named by Sars (1878) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5410].

It was assigned to Janthinoidea by Ponder and Warén (1988), Beesley (1998); to Eulimoidea by Bouchet et al. (2005); and to Vanikoroidea by Takano and Kano (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Aclididae Sars
1988Aclididae Ponder and Warén p. 304
1998Aclididae Beesley p. 816
2005Aclididae Bouchet et al. p. 254
2014Aclididae Takano and Kano p. 265

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyAclididaeSars 1878
familyAclididaeSars 1878

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. †Aclididae Sars 1878
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G. Aclis Loven 1846 [aclis]
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Aclis ascaris Turton 1819
†Aclis modesta Meyer 1886
G. Austrorissopsis Ponder 1965
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†Austrorissopsis fricta Finlay 1930
†Austrorissopsis ponderi Grant-Mackie and Chapman-Smith 1971
G. Eusetia Cotton 1944
G. Scalaronoba Powell 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:01:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:01:26
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Castlecliffian or 66.00000 to 0.34000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium Aclis formosa (22931)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Aclis modesta (98940)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Aclis modesta (90600)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) Aclis matsoni (5867 5999) Aclis sp. (5612 6005)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (Auckland) Scalaronoba pristina (84915)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Eusetia fricta (67897)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany Aclis neglecta (178467 178468 178469)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Denmark Aclis minor (98312)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic Aclis acuminatoides (58817)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Alvania ascaris (84755)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Aclis ascaris (179079)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand Austrorissopsis ponderi (178187 178188 178190) Rissopsis fricta (89043)