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Ellobiidae

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ellobiidae

Taxonomy
Ellobiidae was named by Pfeiffer (1854) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5321]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Melampidae by Jeffery (2003).

It was assigned to Akteophila by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); and to Ellobioidea by Todd (2001), Bouchet et al. (2005), Salvador (2015), Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Ellobiidae Pfeiffer
1931Ellobiidae Grant, IV and Gale p. 461
2001Ellobiidae Todd
2005Ellobiidae Bouchet et al. p. 264
2015Ellobiidae Salvador p. 38
2017Ellobiidae Bouchet et al. p. 360

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
orderEllobiida(Van Mol 1967)
superfamilyEllobioideaPfeiffer 1854
familyEllobiidaePfeiffer 1854
familyEllobiidaePfeiffer 1854

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. Ellobiidae Pfeiffer 1854
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G. Cassidula Férussac 1821
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Cassidula nucleus Gmelin 1791
G. Ellobium Roeding 1798
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†Ellobium pyramidale Sowerby 1822
G. Melampus Montfort 1810
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Subg. Melampus (Melampus) Montfort 1810
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Invalid names: Auricula acromelas Troschel 1852 [synonym], Auricula ambigua Lesson 1842 [synonym], Auricula maura Küster 1844 [synonym], Auricula piriformis Petit 1843 [synonym], Auricula trilineata Adams 1852 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Melampus lineatus Say 1822 [synonym]
†Melampus castaneus Muehlfeldt 1818
Melampus coffea Linnaeus 1758
†Melampus fusiformis Wood 1872
Melampus monile Bruguière 1789
Melampus olivaceus Carpenter 1857
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†Ophicardelus sulcatus Adams and A. 1855
G. Ovatella Bivona-Bernardi 1832
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Subg. Ovatella (Mysotella) Monterosato 1906
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Subfm. Pedipedinae Fischer and Crosse 1880
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G. †Microtralia Dall 1894
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†Microtralia alba Gassies 1865
†Microtralia lucida Pease 1869
G. †Pedipes Férussac 1820
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Pedipes unisulcatus Cooper 1867
G. †Proplecotrema Degrange-Touzin 1892
G. Tralia Gray 1840
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Subg. Tralia (Tralia) Gray 1840
†Tralia vetula Woodring 1928
Subfm. †Zaptychiinae Wenz 1938
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G. †Zaptychius Walcott 1884
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†Zaptychius carbonaria Walcott 1883
Invalid names: Ellobiinae Pfeiffer 1854 [empty], Melampinae Stimpson 1851 [empty], Pythiinae Odhner 1925 [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 fine-grained and rock, rubble or coral substrates according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 08:40:31
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:40:31
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

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): 61.66 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66China (Heilongjiang) Zaptychius sp. (232163)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium Melampus olivaeformis, Ellobium grande, Ovatella elongata, Ovatella fusiformis, Laemodonta ovalis, Laemodonta conica (22931)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France Ellobium sp., Proplecotrema marginalis (74861)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Ellobium pellucens (42607)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Panama Ellobium pellucens (49493)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador Pedipes angulatus (96596)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Tralia sp., Tralia venezuelana (131210)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Tralia vetula (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Melampus olivaceus (238435 238459)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Melampus pyramidalis (84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Ellobium pyramidale (179079)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8United Kingdom (England) Melampus fusiformis (84757)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy Ovatella myosotis (78312)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New Jersey) Melampus lineatus (66611 66617 66620 66621)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ireland Melampus pyramidalis (178118)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco Melampus pyramidalis (127581)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Melampus olivaceus (222663 222664 222932)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) Pedipes pedipes (128470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Cassidula sulculosa (96791)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Melampus olivaceous (96895) Melampus olivaceus (59063 96930 96936 96937 96938 160361 219030 222659 222660 222661 222662 222953) Pedipes liratus, Melampus olivaceus, Pedipes unisulcatus (96589)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Pedipes liratus (89573 194429)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Melampus lineatus (66706)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Melampus lineatus (66756)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Melampus bidentatus, Melampus coffea, Melampus monile (96538) Melampus coffeus, Melampus monilis (79739)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Melampus mousleyi (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Pedipes angulatus (96867)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Ovatella myosotis (122244)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia Microtralia alba, Microtralia lucida, Melampus castaneus (194003)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Melampus bidentatus (41935 92776)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Melampus sp. 1 (97642) Melampus sp. 2 (97645)