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Littorininae

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Littorininae was named by Gray (1840) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7805].

It was assigned to Littorinidae by Ponder and Warén (1988), Wilson (1993), Marquet (1997) and Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Littorininae Gray
1988Littorininae Ponder and Warén p. 295
1993Littorininae Wilson p. 144
1997Littorininae Marquet p. 12
2005Littorininae Bouchet et al. p. 250

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
subfamilyLittorininaeGray 1840
subfamilyLittorininaeGray 1840

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. †Littorininae Gray 1840
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G. Algaroda Dall 1918
G. Eula Kadolsky 1973
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†Eula terebellata Nyst 1835
G. Laevilittorina Pfeiffer 1886
G. Macquariella Finlay 1927
G. †Prosthenodon Cossmann 1888
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†Prosthenodon monodonta Deshayes 1861
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 07:51:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:51:24
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 Late/Upper Pliocene or 66.00000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Littorina incrtus (205466)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Eure-et-Loir) Littorina monodonta (178055)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Littorina eofasciata (205520 205533)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium Eula terebellata (76984)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Lacuna terebellata (84764 84819)