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Lepetellidae
Taxonomy
Lepetellidae was named by Dall (1881) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5266]. It is extant. Its type is Lepetellinae. It is the type family of Lepetelloidea.
It was assigned to Archaeogastropoda by Wienrich (2001); to Cocculinacea by Knight et al. (1960), Kosnik (2002); and to Lepetelloidea by Beesley (1998), Bouchet et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Archaeogastropoda by Wienrich (2001); to Cocculinacea by Knight et al. (1960), Kosnik (2002); and to Lepetelloidea by Beesley (1998), Bouchet et al. (2005).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1881 | Lepetellidae Dall |
| 1960 | Lepetellidae Knight et al. p. 236 |
| 1998 | Lepetellidae Beesley p. 658 |
| 2001 | Lepetellidae Wienrich p. 394 |
| 2002 | Lepetellidae Kosnik p. 236 |
| 2005 | Lepetellidae Bouchet et al. p. 243 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Piacenzian or 61.66000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.24 Ma
Collections (28 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selandian | USA (Alabama) | Sablea sp. (86172 86182) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | USA (Alabama) | Sablea sp. (205490) | |
| Rupelian | USA (Mississippi) | Sablea minuta (5501 5612 5941) | |
| Chattian | Denmark (Jutland) | Lepetella compressiuscula, Lepetella helgae, Lepetella jyttae (9176) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) | Lepetella compressiuscula (62882 62883) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) | Lepetella compressiuscula (62884) | |
| Middle Miocene | Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) | Lepetella compressiuscala (61896 61897 61898 61900 61902 61904 61905 61906 61907) Lepetella compressiuscula (61895 62867 62885 62886) | |
| Piacenzian | Italy (Emilia-Romagna) | Lepetella laterocompressa (178117) | |
| Piacenzian | Spain | Lepetella laterocompressa (80558 80559 80560 80563) |