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Fossarinae

Gastropoda - Planaxidae

Taxonomy
Fossaridae was named by Adams (1860) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5396]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Planaxidae by Jeffery (2003); it was reranked as the subfamily Fossarinae by Bouchet et al. (2005), Bouchet et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Taenioglossa by Martin (1904); to Cerithioidea by Ponder and Warén (1988); to Caenogastropoda by Wienrich (2001); and to Planaxidae by Bouchet et al. (2005), Bouchet et al. (2017).

Subtaxa
Amplostoma, Couthouyia, Cymenorytis, Fossarus, Larinopsis, Medoriopsis, Micreschara, Postalia, Vouastia, Zeradina
Entered
by M. Kosnik on 2004-04-01; modified by P. Wagner on 2016-03-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Fossaridae Adams
1904Fossaridae Martin p. 240
1988Fossaridae Ponder and Warén p. 295
2001Fossaridae Wienrich p. 418
2005Fossarinae Bouchet et al. p. 249
2017Fossarinae Bouchet et al. p. 342

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyPlanaxidaeGray 1850
subfamilyFossarinae(Adams 1860)
subfamilyFossarinae(Adams 1860)

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. Fossarinae Adams 1860
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G. †Amplostoma Stoliczka 1868
G. Couthouyia Adams 1860
G. †Cymenorytis Cossmann 1988
G. Fossarus Philippi 1841
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Subg. †Fossarus (Isapsis) Adams and Adams
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†Fossarus (Isapsis) bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
Fossarus ambiguus Linnaeus 1758
†Fossarus barkeri Hanna 1924
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Invalid names: Fossarus dalli Anderson and Martin 1914 [replaced]
G. †Larinopsis Gatliff 1916
G. †Medoriopsis Cossmann 1888
G. †Micreschara Cossmann 1891
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Subg. †Micreschara (Naridista) Laws 1939
G. †Postalia Oppenheim 1896
G. †Vouastia Raspail 1909
G. Zeradina Finlay 1926
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Subg. †Zeradina (Naridista) Laws 1939
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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 07:13:30
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:13:49
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Holocene or 121.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 119.57 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Fossarus munitus (235315 278536)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1France Fossarus delpayes (58379)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Fossarus besairiei (86497)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar Fossarus besairiei (98230 98244)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Madagascar (Mahajanga) Fossarus besairiei (86503)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Fossarus carinatus, Fossarus granosus (6280)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Micreschara sp. (4277)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Maryland) Medoriopsis marylandica (83135)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Texas) Postalia americana (7788 7789 83950 84337) Postalia americanae (205520 205533)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Medoriopsis effusa (171526)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Picardie) Medoriopsis loveni (178083)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Centre) Couthouyia douvillei (178085)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Cymenorytis cliona (8125) Fossarus sp., Cymenorytis cliona (8124)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Colombia (Bolivar) Fossarus bolivarensis (3312)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Oise) Micreschara decussata, Micreschara sp. (3494)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Colombia Actaeon quercollis (88278)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Postalia sp. (10703)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Austria Fossarus costatus (77622 77624)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Fossarus dalli (237345)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (New Jersey) Fossarus dalli (59336) Fossarus lyra, Fossarus dalli (59335)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Couthouyia roberti (62899)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (Auckland) Zeradina aculeata, Zeradina n. sp., Zeradina jocelynae (84915)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Fossarus costatus (74868)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Florida) Fossarus chipolanus (42250) Fossarus florius (42482)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Fossarus costatus (178108)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Zeradina suteri, Zeradina concinna (67897)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Centre) Fossarus costatus (179581)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland Couthouyia sp., Fossarus costatus, Fossarus sp. (70539)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Austria Fossarus costatus (74650 74652 74653 74656)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Couthouyia brandenburgi, Couthouyia roberti, Medoriopsis detrita, Fossarus costatus (38823)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) Fossarus florius (42692 42870 42886 42892 111204 136943)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Virginia) Fossarus dalli (79756)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Fossarus anomalis (60416) Fossarus anomalus (60414)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Fossarus sp. (131241)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) Fossarus costatus (71916)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Fossaridae indet. (124265)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Virginia) Fossarus lura (78267) Fossarus lyra (78262 78265 78269)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Fossarus comptus, Fossarus sp. (69093) Fossarus mundulus, Fossarus comptus (69090) Fossarus sp., Fossarus mundulus, Fossarus comptus (58522)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy Fossarus costatus (178457 178779)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Couthouyia kerensis (78043)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco Fossarus costatus, Fossarus ambiguus (127581)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Fossarus ambiguus (122244 122283 122284 122285 122286 122287 122288 122289 122290 122291 122292)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) Fossarus ambiguus (128470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Fossarus angiostoma, Fossarus atratus, Fossarus sp. (96867)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil Fossarus florius (72116 72117 72118 72120 72121 72122)