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Calliostomatinae

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Ziziphininae Gray
1924Calliostomatinae Thiele
1947Calliostomatinae Gardner p. 617
1948Calliostomatinae Gardner p. 183
1955Calliostomatinae Allison p. 410
1960Calliostomatinae Knight et al. p. 257
1960Calliostomatinae MacNeil p. 24
1972Calliostomatinae Perrilliat p. 22
1990Calliostomatinae Beu et al. pp. 403, 404
1992Calliostomatinae Perrilliat p. 21
1993Calliostomatinae Wilson p. 62
1995Calliostominae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 153
1998Calliostomatinae Beesley p. 685
2005Calliostomatinae Bouchet et al. p. 245
2007Calliostomatinae Harzhauser p. 84
2010Calliostomatinae Landau and Marques da Silva p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCalliostomatinaeThiele 1924
subfamilyCalliostomatinaeThiele 1924

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. Calliostomatinae Thiele 1924
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G. Astele Swainson 1855
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Subg. †Astele (Astelena) Iredale 1924
Subg. Astele (Callistele) Cotton and Godfrey 1935
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Subg. †Astele (Coralastele) Iredale 1930
†Astele bularra Garrard 1961
†Astele chilensis d'Orbigny 1852
Astele subcarinata Swainson 1855
G. †Benthastelena Iredale 1936
G. Calliostoma Swainson 1840
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Subg. Calliostoma (Elmerlinia) Clench and Turner 1960
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Calliostoma (Elmerlinia) bullisi Clench and Turner 1960
†Calliostoma (Elmerlinia) macsotayi Landau and Marques da Silva 2010
†Calliostoma (Elmerlinia) pascaleae Landau and Marques da Silva 2010
Subg. Calliostoma (Eutrochus) Adams 1864
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†Eutrochus chiemiensis Guembel 1861
Subg. Calliostoma (Fautor) Iredale 1924
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†Calliostoma (Fautor) numapum Darragh and Kendrick 2000
Subg. Calliostoma (Otukaia) Ikebe 1942
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†Calliostoma (Otukaia) covacevichi Nielsen et al. 2004
Subg. Calliostoma (Pulchrastele) Iredale 1929
Subg. †Calliostoma (Salsipotens) Iredale 1924
Subg. †Calliostoma (Sinutor) Cotton 1935
Subg. Calliostoma (Ziziphinus) Gray 1847
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†Ziziphinus joannis Kittl 1899
†Ziziphinus ogilviae Kittl 1894
Calliostoma annulatum Lightfoot 1786 [purple ringed top shell]
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Invalid names: Calliostoma virgineus Chemnitz 1789 [synonym]
†Calliostoma aphelium Dall 1892
†Calliostoma arnoldi Dickerson 1913
†Calliostoma attrina Mansfield 1925
†Calliostoma augustinensis Hertlein 1928
†Calliostoma bellicosum Ihering 1907
†Calliostoma bellum Conrad 1834
†Calliostoma blanfordi Noetling 1895
†Calliostoma boscianum Brongniart 1823
†Calliostoma calvertanum Martin 1904
†Calliostoma cammani Dall 1909
Calliostoma canaliculatum Lightfoot 1786 [channeled top shell]
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Invalid names: Calliostoma dolarium Holten 1802 [synonym], Trochus doliarius Chemnitz 1788 [synonym]
†Calliostoma carsoni Addicott 1970
†Calliostoma castilla Olsson 1922
†Calliostoma ceramicum Dall 1892
†Calliostoma cirrus White 1887
†Calliostoma coalingense catoteron Woodring and Bramlette 1950
†Calliostoma coalingensis Arnold 1909
†Calliostoma contextum Seguenza 1885
†Calliostoma conuliforme Seguenza 1885
†Calliostoma cragini Stanton 1947
†Calliostoma decamposi Maury 1924
†Calliostoma delazinensis Weaver 1912
†Calliostoma derbyi Maury 1924
†Calliostoma eboreus Wagner 1839
†Calliostoma exile Dall 1892
†Calliostoma flumenvadum Gardner 1947
Calliostoma gemmulatum Carpenter 1864 [gem top shell]
Calliostoma gloriosum Dall 1871 [glorious top shell]
†Calliostoma grabaui Maury 1917
†Calliostoma grantianum Berry 1940
†Calliostoma granulata Perrilliat et al. 2006
†Calliostoma hannibali Hertlein and Jordan 1927
†Calliostoma humile Conrad 1830
†Calliostoma irerense Harzhauser et al. 2017
†Calliostoma kempiana Cooper 1894
†Calliostoma kerri Arnold 1909
†Calliostoma kleppi Nielsen et al. 2004
†Calliostoma lawsoni Clark 1918
Calliostoma ligatum Gould 1849 [blue topsnail]
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Invalid names: Calliostoma costatum Martyn 1784 [synonym]
Calliostoma ligatus Gould 1849 [blue topsnail]
†Calliostoma lignitica Cooper 1896
†Calliostoma limonensis Olsson 1922
†Calliostoma mapucherum Nielsen et al. 2004
†Calliostoma mea Tegland 1933
†Calliostoma metrium Dall 1892
†Calliostoma mirificum Jung 1971
†Calliostoma mohtatae Harzhauser et al. 2017
†Calliostoma monile Reeve 1863
†Calliostoma negroensis Rossi de Garcia and Levy 1959
†Calliostoma noduliferum Nelson 1870
Calliostoma nonurum Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Calliostoma parkeri Durham 1944
†Calliostoma peralveatum Conrad 1841
†Calliostoma pirabicum Maury 1924
†Calliostoma promense Vredenburg 1921
Calliostoma puelchanum Borchert 1901
†Calliostoma radiatum Gabb 1869
†Calliostoma reclusus Conrad 1830
†Calliostoma retectum Maury 1924
†Calliostoma rhombotoide Gardner 1947
†Calliostoma rhombotum Mansfield 1925
†Calliostoma rugabasis Gardner 1947
†Calliostoma salvatoris Gemmellaro 1911
†Calliostoma sartoriusi Gemmellaro 1911
†Calliostoma singuense Vredenburg 1921
†Calliostoma speciosa Adams 1854
Calliostoma supragranosum Carpenter 1864 [granulose top shell]
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Invalid names: Calliostoma splendens Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
†Calliostoma tegulum Olsson 1964
Calliostoma tricolor Gabb 1865 [three-colored top shell]
†Calliostoma tropica Anderson 1929
Calliostoma turbinum Dall 1896 [spindle topsnail]
†Calliostoma virginicum Conrad 1875
†Calliostoma wagneri Dall 1892
Calliostoma zizyphinum Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Venustas [synonym]
G. Dentistyla Dall 1889
G. Fautrix Marshall 1995
G. †Metaconulus Cossmann 1918
G. †Ozodochilus Cossmann 1918
Invalid names: Ziziphininae Gray 1847 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Holocene or 241.46400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma

Collections (555 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy Calliostoma semipunctatus, Calliostoma sp. (138255)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Ziziphinus ogilviae (144631)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Peru Calliostoma interruptum (71786)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Peru Calliostoma concavum (68096) Calliostoma koerneri (68119)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5France Calliostoma sinistrorsum, Calliostoma deshayesi (39215)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5France Calliostoma deshayesi (39380)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Italy (Messina) Calliostoma contextum, Calliostoma sartoriusi, Calliostoma conuliforme, Calliostoma salvatoris (173593)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Venezuela Calliostoma sp. (1858)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Japan Calliostoma ojii (91333)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Japan Calliostoma sp. (91297) Ozodochilus cossmanni (91289)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Baja California) Calliostoma cragini (1890)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar Calliostoma elegantissima (98244)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (New Mexico) Calliostoma cragini (37561)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Calliostoma sp. (94265)
Piripauan86.1 - 83.6New Zealand Calliostoma decapitata (78370 83523)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Calliostoma radiatum (72056)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Eutrochus chiemiensis (213668)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Landes) Astele sp. (214199)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium Astele falyana (22931)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland Calliostoma sp. (22943)