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Caecidae

Gastropoda - Caecidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Caecidae Gray
1904Caecidae Martin p. 231
1947Caecidae Harris and Palmer p. 277
1987Caecidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 131
1988Caecidae Ponder and Warén p. 299
1990Caecidae Beu et al. pp. 405, 406
1997Caecidae Marquet p. 18
1998Caecidae Beesley p. 761
2001Caecidae Todd
2002Caecidae Harzhauser p. 83
2005Caecidae Bouchet et al. p. 251
2013Caecidae Criscione and Ponder
2017Caecidae Bouchet et al. p. 345

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyCaecidaeGray 1850
familyCaecidaeGray 1850

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. Caecidae Gray 1850
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G. Bambusum Olsson and Harbison 1953
Subfm. Caecinae Gray 1850
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G. Watsonia de Folin 1880
G. Caecum Fleming 1813
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Subg. Caecum (Brochina) Gray 1837
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†Caecum (Brochina) banoni Benoist 1874
Subg. Caecum (Caecum) Fleming 1813
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Caecum (Caecum) regulare Carpenter 1858
Subg. †Caecum (Defolinia) Weisbord 1962
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†Caecum (Defolinia) flemingi Gardner and Aldrich 1919
†Caecum alterum Meyer 1886
†Caecum anellifer Pilsbry and Johnson 1917
†Caecum armoricum de Folin 1869
†Caecum beaufortensis Ward and Blackwelder 1987
†Caecum calvertense Martin 1904
†Caecum campe Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Caecum chipolanum Gardner 1947
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Invalid names: Caecum vestitum Folin 1870 [synonym]
Caecum cooperi Smith 1860
Caecum crebricinctum Carpenter 1864
Caecum cycloferum Folin 1867
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Invalid names: Caecum (Bambusum) coronellum Dall 1892 [synonym], Caecum clenchi Olsson and McGinty 1958 [synonym]
Caecum glabrum Montagu 1803
†Caecum greensboroense Martin 1904
Caecum imbricatum Carpenter 1858
Caecum johnsoni Winkley 1908
†Caecum mammillatum Wood 1842
Caecum mexicanum Collins 1937
†Caecum patuxentium Martin 1904
Caecum plicatum Carpenter 1858
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Invalid names: Caecum decussatum Folin 1869 [synonym]
†Caecum properegulare Mansfield 1925
Caecum quadratum Carpenter 1857
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Invalid names: Caecum dalli Bartsch 1920 [synonym], Caecum grippi Bartsch 1920 [synonym]
Caecum ryssotitum de Folin 1867
†Caecum tomaculum Weisbord 1962
Caecum veracruzanum Collins 1937
G. Ctiloceras Watson 1886
G. Elephantanellum Barsch 1920
G. Elephantulum Carpenter 1897
G. Fartulum Carpenter 1857
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Subg. Fartulum (Fartulum) Carpenter 1857
Fartulum dextroversum Carpenter 1857
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Invalid names: Fartulum hemphilli Bartsch 1920 [synonym], Fartulum occidentale Bartsch 1920 [synonym]
Fartulum orcutti Dall in Orcutt 1885
G. Meioceras Carpenter 1858
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†Meioceras ambyloceras Woodring 1959
†Meioceras constrictum Gabb 1873
Meioceras nitidum Stimpson 1851
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Invalid names: Meioceras cingulatum Dall 1892 [synonym]
G. Micranellium Bartsch 1920
G. Micranellum Bartsch 1920
G. Ponderoceras Bandel 1996
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Ponderoceras annulatum Iredale and Laseron 1957
G. Strebloceras Carpenter 1859
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†Strebloceras hinemoa Finlay 1931
Invalid names: Ctiloceratinae Iredale and Laseron 1957 [empty], Strebloceratinae Bandel 1996 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Grazer on plant or algal, or rock, rubble or coral substrates according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 07:54:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:54:52
Source: f = family, 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 Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (193 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Caecum sp. (176994)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Caecum texanum (205466)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Caecum benhami, Caecum sp. (176361)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Caecum sp. (205532)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Caecum carpenteri (171526)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Caecum alterum (90704)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Caecum sp. (205489)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Caecum sp. (7437 7438 7439 205480)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1USA (Washington) Caecum bensoni (208493)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Caecum sp. (39662)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Panama Caecum sp. (42537)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium Caecum glimmerodense, Strebloceras cornuloides (111371) Strebloceras cornuoides (111366 111368)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Caecum solitarium (6001)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Caecum larieyense, Caecum fibratum, Caecum banoni (74861)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Austria Caecum banoni (77622 77624)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Auckland) Caecum pertenuis (84915)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Caecum sp. (111599)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Caecum trachea, Caecum glabrum (178108)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Caecum chipolanum (42328 42366 42367 42443) Caecum pararegulare (42225) Caecum pararegulare, Caecum chipolanum (41760)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Caecum calvertense (18579)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Strebloceras hinemoana (67900)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Centre) Caecum banoni (179581)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Trinidad and Tobago Caecum properegulare (74920)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Marshall Islands Caecum berberense (77987) Caecum berberense, Caecum parryensis (77981) Fartulum amputatum (77993) Fartulum amputatum, Micranellum schlangeri (77992) Micranellum schlangeri (77978)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Florida) Caecum pararegulare (42886 42888 42892 111204)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Caecum patuxentium (70856)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Caecum tenuicostulatum, Caecum korytnicense (38823)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Caecum regulare (52174) Caecum sp. (145522) Meioceras sp. (61342 136016)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Caecidae indet. (79780 79792 79985 79997) C. sp. (79785) Caecum anellifer (145210) Caecum sp. (136014) Meioceras amblyoceras (145255)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Micranellum sp. (130981)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium Caecum banoni (77868 77869 77871)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Caecum sp. A, Caecum sp. B, Caecum sp. C (60399)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Marshall Islands Fartulum amputatum, Micranellum schlangeri (77991) Micranellum schlangeri (77977)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Fiji Caecum berberense (78060)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) Meioceras sp., Micranellum sp. (79855)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) Caecum sp. (135944)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Caecum sp. (135816)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Caecum sp. D (60410 60415) Caecum sp. E (60417)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Caecum marense (41543) Caecum puntagordanum (41552) Caecum tomaculum, Caecum puntagordanum (41544) Caecum venezuelanum (41554)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Caecum sp. (131332 131334)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Marshall Islands Elephantanellum sp. A (43320)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy Caecum trachea (78335 78338)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Caecum mammillatum (55827)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) Meioceras sp. (79777) Meioceras sp., Caecidae indet. (79982)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Caecum stevensoni, Caecum regulare (59330)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Caecum pulchellum (58894) Caecum pulchellum, Caecum imbricatum, Caecum flemingi (58895) Caecum stevensoni (59307)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Caecum floridanum, Caecum regulare, Meioceras nitidum, Meioceras cingulatum, Caecum cooperi, Caecum coronellum (59484)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) Caecum mexicanum, Meioceras constrictum, Caecum regulare, Caecum cycloferum (134768) Caecum sp., Caecum mexicanum, Meioceras constrictum, Caecum regulare, Caecum cycloferum (134769)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela (Carabobo) Caecum regulare (41540)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico Caecum mexicanum, Caecum veracruzanum, Caecum anellifer, Caecum chipolanum, Caecum tomaculum, Meioceras constrictum (77714) Caecum mexicanum, Caecum veracruzanum, Caecum anellifer, Meioceras constrictum (77713)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Caecum sp. (69090 69094) Caecum sp., Meioceras apanium (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Caecum marense, Elephantanellum puntagordanum, Fartulum tomaculum, Elephantanellum imbricatum, Brochina vestita (131218 131363) Caecum marense, Elephantanellum puntagordanum, Fartulum tomaculum, Fartulum venezuelanum, Brochina vestitum, Elephantulum imbricatum, Elephantulum plicatum (131210) Caecum marense, Fartulum venezuelanum, Elephantulum puntagordanum (131217)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Caecum trachea (178117)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Brochina sp. (79989) Caecidae indet. (79983 79999) Meioceras sp. (61343 79774)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Caecidae indet. (79991)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Meioceras sp. (61340) Meioceras sp., Caecidae indet. (61339 61344)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Chile Caecum chilense (142300)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Caecum mammillatum, Caecum glabrum (76983)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) Caecum campe (51878)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Micranellum crebricinctum (189768)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Caecum beaufortensis, Caecum imbricatum, Caecum flemingi (58897) Caecum regulare, Caecum flemingi (59316)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Caecum cornellum, Caecum floridanum, Meioceras sp. a, Caecum imbricatum, Caecum regulare, Meioceras cingulatum (41501) Caecum floridanum, Caecum imbricatum, Meioceras cingulatum (41718) Caecum floridanum, Caecum regulare (79338) Caecum imbricatum, Caecum floridanum, Caecum cinctum, Caecum tortile, Caecum regulare, Meioceras nitidum, Meioceras cingulatum, Caecum heladum (79331)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) Caecum ibex, Caecum cooperi (92408) Caecum imbricatum (60944)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Caecum glabrum (97963 97964 97965 98041) Caecum mammilatum (98038) Caecum mammilatum, Caecum glabrum (97962)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Caecum suave (66778)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (California) Caecum dalli, Fartulum occidentale, Fartulum orcutti (202496)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Marshall Islands Caecum vertebrale, Fartulum sp. A (43333)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy (Livorno) Caecum trachea (173663)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Micranellum crebricinctum, Caecum californicum, Fartulum occidentale, Fartulum orcutti (223075)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Caecum californicum, Fartulum hemphilli, Fartulum occidentale, Fartulum orcutti (96590) Caecum licalum, Caecum californicum, Fartulum hemphilli, Fartulum occidentale, Fartulum orcutti (96592) Fartulum orcutti (96593)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Haiti Caecum sp. (60884)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Micranellum crebricinctum, Fartulum occidentale (201624)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Caecum deccusatum, Caecum sp., Caecum imbricatum (75425)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Caecum californicum (37945) Caecum californicum, Caecum dalli (37948) Caecum californicum, Caecum dalli, Fartulum occidentale (37947) Caecum californicum, Caecum dalli, Fartulum occidentale, Fartulum orcutti (37933 37943) Caecum californicum, Fartulum occidentale (37946) Caecum californicum, Fartulum occidentale, Fartulum orcutti (37938) Caecum sp., Caecum californicum, Caecum dalli, Fartulum occidentale (37937) Caecum sp., Caecum californicum, Caecum dalli, Fartulum orcutti (37939) Fartulum occidentale, Fartulum orcutti (37936) Fartulum orcutti (37934)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) Caecum cinctum, Caecum cornellum, Caecum floridanum, Caecum sp., Caecum tortile, Caecum imbricatum, Caecum regulare (41705)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Strebloceras kobayashii (209124)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Caecum californicum, Fartulum occidentale (202493) Caecum crebricinctum (202492 203113) Caecum crebricinctum, Caecum californicum, Caecum magnum (222664) Caecum crebricinctum, Caecum magnum (222663) Caecum sp., Caecum californicum, Caecum dalli, Fartulum occidentale (202494) Fartulum occidentale (203118) Micranellum crebricinctum (203114) Micranellum crebricinctum, Caecum californicum, Fartulum hemphilli (138723) Micranellum crebricinctum, Caecum californicum, Fartulum occidentale (223329) Micranellum crebricinctum, Caecum grippi, Caecum californicum (203095 223525)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Caecum floridanum, Caecum pulchellum, Caecum imbricatum, Caecum vestitum (61310)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain Caecum crassum (128384)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Caecum cooperi (57706)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Brochina glabella (97961)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New York) Caecum pulchellum (81751)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Caecum californicum (203417) Caecum crebricinctum, Caecum californicum (222660 222661) Fartulum occidentale (37673) Micranellum crebricinctum, Caecum californicum (96589 219030) Micranellum crebricinctum, Caecum californicum, Fartulum hemphilli, Fartulum occidentale (96566) Micranellum crebricinctum, Caecum californicum, Fartulum occidentale (160361 219029) Micranellum crebricinctum, Fartulum occidentale, Fartulum orcutti (59063)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Caecum pulchellum, Caecum strigosum, Caecum imbricatum, Meioceras nitidum (96538)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Tonga Caecum vertebrale (78075)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) Caecum armoricum (89618 128470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Caecum sp. (127360)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Caecum insularum, Caecum pulchellum, Caecum plicatum (80407)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Caecum sp. (131223)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil Caecum imbricatum (72116 72120 72122)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tuvalu Micranellum schlangeri (78035)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mayotte Caecum sp. (209860)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Caecum imbricatum, Caecum johnsoni (41935 92776)