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Ampullinidae

Gastropoda - Ampullinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Ampullinidae Cossmann
1988Ampullinidae Ponder and Warén p. 301
1995Ampullinidae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 163
2001Ampullinidae Lozouet et al. p. 21
2004Ampullinidae Harzhauser p. 110
2005Ampullinidae Bouchet et al. p. 249
2007Ampullinidae Harzhauser p. 84
2008Ampullinidae Okan and Hosgor p. 788
2009Ampullinidae Harzhauser et al. p. 338

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Architaenioglossa(Haller 1890)
superfamilyAmpullinoideaCossmann 1918
familyAmpullinidaeCossmann 1918
familyAmpullinidaeCossmann 1918

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. †Ampullinidae Cossmann 1918
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G. †Ampullina Férussac 1822
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Subg. †Ampullina (Ampullina) Férussac 1822
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Subg. †Ampullina (Ampullospira) Harris 1897
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Ampullospira bulbiformis d'Orbigny 1842
Ampullospira clementina d'Orbigny 1842
Ampullospira dubia Petersen 1946
Ampullospira ervyna d'Orbigny 1842
Ampullospira susanaensis Nelson 1925
Ampullospira whitei Cossmann 1925
Subg. †Ampullina (Crommium) Cossmann 1888
Subg. †Ampullina (Megatylotus) Fischer 1885
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Subg. †Megatylotus (Megatylotus) Matthew and Cook 1909
Subg. †Ampullina (Pseudamaura) Fischer 1885
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Pseudamaura lepta Sohl 1964
Pseudamaura lirata Wade 1926
Ampullina aethiopica Jaboli 1959
Ampullina anguillana Cooke 1919
Ampullina austriaca Traub 1938
Ampullina avellana Gabb 1864
Ampullina bravoensis Olsson 1931
Ampullina brevispira Leymerie 1846
Ampullina butleri McNamara and Kendrick 1994
Ampullina concipio Dailey and Popenoe 1966
Ampullina curta Traub 1979
Ampullina effusa Tate 1893
Ampullina eocenica Banerjee and Halder 2024
Ampullina gabonensis Meunier 1888
Ampullina lorierei d'Orbigny 1850
Ampullina mona Murphy and Rodda 1960
Ampullina ortoni Gabb 1870
Ampullina oviformis Gabb 1864
Ampullina packardi Popenoe 1937
Ampullina paracasina Rivera 1957
Ampullina paytensis Woods 1922
Ampullina perusta Defrance 1823
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Invalid names: Natica vulcani Brongniart 1909 [synonym]
Ampullina pseudoalveata Packard 1922
Ampullina sireli Okan and Hosgor 2008
Ampullina solidula Dall 1892
Ampullina stantoni Murphy and Rodda 1960
Ampullina striata Gabb 1869
Ampullina subhumerosa White 1887
Ampullina tapina Vincent 1972
Ampullina tapina kogbei Adegoke 1977
Ampullina vapincana d'Orbigny 1850
Ampullina vastanensis Banerjee and Halder 2024
Ampullina vaughani Cooke 1928
Ampullina vulcani Brongniart 1823
Ampullina woodsi Hanna and Israelsky 1925
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Invalid names: Ampullina gabbi Woods 1922 [replaced]
Polinices (Ampullina) sookensis Clark and Arnold 1923
Invalid names: Ampullella Cox 1931 [objective synonym]
G. †Ampullinopsis Conrad 1865
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Ampullinopsis birmanica Vredenburg 1922
Ampullinopsis crassatina Lamarck 1804
Ampullinopsis spencer Cooke 1919
Ampullinopsis spenceri Cooke 1919
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Invalid names: Ampullina santiagana Hodson 1927 [synonym], Natica (Ampullina) collazoensis Hubbard 1920 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hahazimania Yabe and Hatai 1939 [synonym]
G. †Ampullonatica Sacco 1890
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Ampullonatica angulifer Sowerby 1840
Ampullonatica pseudorepressa Robba et al. 2016
Ampullonatica repressa Sacco 1890
G. †Cernina Gray 1842
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Subg. †Cernina (Deshayesia) Raulin 1844
Subg. †Cernina (Eocernina) Gardner 1934
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Eocernina hannibali Dickerson 1914
Eocernina hespericosta Zinsmeister 1983
Cernina carlei Finlay 1927
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Invalid names: Cernina callosa Sowerby 1840 [replaced]
G. Globularia Swainson 1840
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Subg. †Globularia (Waluia) Ladd 1934
Globularia catanlilensis Weaver 1931
Globularia compressa Basterot 1825
Globularia coxi Stefanini 1939
Globularia fischeri Dall 1892
Globularia fluctuata Sowerby 1825
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Invalid names: Ampullina (Ampullina) lineata Pannekoek 1936 [synonym]
Globularia formosa Morris and Lycett 1851
Globularia gibberosa Grateloup 1847
Globularia grossa Deshayes 1864
Globularia guineensis Adegoke 1977
Globularia hatimi Abbass 1972
Globularia hemisphaerica Roemer 1836
Globularia isfjordensis Vonderbank 1970
Globularia morgani Johnson 1899
Globularia morrisi Cox and Arkell 1949
Globularia sanctistephani Cossmann and Peyrot 1919
Globularia splendida Deshayes 1864
Globularia sulcata Cox 1930
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G. †Pachycrommium Woodring 1928
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Amaurellina (Pachycrommium) moradi Awad and Abed 1967
Pachycrommium carmenensis Clark and Durham 1946
Pachycrommium clarki Stewart 1927
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Invalid names: Amaurellina multiangulata Vokes 1939 [synonym]
Pachycrommium dalli Petuch 1997
Pachycrommium eburnoides Grateloup 1847
Pachycrommium flemingi d'Archiac and Haime 1854
Pachycrommium guppyi Gabb 1873
Pachycrommium harrisi Pannekoek 1936
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Invalid names: Pachycrommium japonicum Kanno 1958 [synonym], Pachycrommium stockwelli Ladd 1945 [synonym]
Pachycrommium martini Beets 1941
Pachycrommium nagaoi Hatai and Nisiyama 1952
Pachycrommium oweni d'Archiac and Haime 1854
Pachycrommium saginata Böhm 1895
Invalid names: Pseudocrommium Clark 1946 [synonym]
G. †Warakia Harzhauser 2007
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Warakia eastoni Martin 1916
Warakia pilleri Harzhauser 2007
Invalid names: Ampullellinae [empty], Ampullininae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-15 09:36:57
Modified: 2009-09-15 11:36:57
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Anisian to the top of the Piacenzian or 246.70000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 241.464 Ma

Collections (1201 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany (Hessen) Ampullina sp. (44358)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany Ampullina sp. (67652)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Russian Federation Ampullinidae indet. (66567)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Ampullina paludinaris, Ampullina sp. (34692) Ampullina sanctaecrucis (69675 69679 69685) Ampullina sanctaecrucis, Ampullina subhybridica, Pseudamaura paludinaris (69659 69669) Ampullina sanctaecrucis, Pseudamaura paludinaris (69674 69676 69677 69678 69680) Ampullina sp. (69666) Ampullina sp. A, Pseudamaura paludinaris (69661) Ampullina subhybridica (69672 69684) Pseudamaura paludinaris (69651 69668) Pseudamaura sp. (69681)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Switzerland Ampullina paludinaris, Ampullina sanctaecrucis, Ampullina tyrolensis (69249)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria (Kaernten) Ampullina hantkeni (129677)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Hungary Ampullospira hantkeni (70988 70990 70994) Ampullospira macra (73279) Ampullospira sp. (70995)
Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic201.4 - 143.1Tunisia Globularia michelini, Naricopsina cotwoldensis, Globularia formosa (13862)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Spain Ampullospira sp. (212066 212193 212197 212199 212208 212212 212214 212216)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Argentina (Chubut) Globularia catanlilensis (133006) Globularia sp., Globularia catanlilensis (149769) Naricopsina sp. (133013)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian192.9 - 174.7Chile (Atacama) Globularia sp. (221824)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain Ampullospira pelops (25216 25610 25612 25620 25662 25667 25668 25669 25672 25673 25674 25675 25771 25775 25776 25777 25780 26390 26397 26401)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain (Teruel) Ampullospira sp. (211175 211178 211179 211198 211200 211201 211202 211204 211205 211206 211207 211210 211211 211216)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian184.2 - 180.4Spain Ampullospira pelops (25773) Ampullospira sp. (51613)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Chile (Atacama) Globularia sp. (221821)
Toarcian - Bajocian184.2 - 168.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Globularia sp. (212471)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4Spain Ampullospira pelops (25782 25784 25879 25883 25885 25886)
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Chile (Atacama) Globularia sp. (221796 221797)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Ampullospira naticiformis (159427)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Saudi Arabia Ampullospira sp. (48078) Globularia formosa (45267) Globularia hemisphaerica (48031) Globularia sp. (48136) Globularia sp., Globularia hemisphaerica (45266 45268)