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Personidae

Gastropoda - Personidae

Taxonomy
Personidae was named by Gray (1854) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7666]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Tonnoidea by Beesley (1998), Todd (2001), Bouchet et al. (2005), Beu (2005), Harzhauser (2007), Beu (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Personidae Gray
1998Personidae Beesley p. 798
2001Personidae Todd
2005Personidae Beu p. 54
2005Personidae Bouchet et al. p. 253
2007Personidae Harzhauser p. 105
2010Personidae Beu

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyPersonidaeGray 1854
familyPersonidaeGray 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. Personidae Gray 1854
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G. Distorsio Röding 1798
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Subg. Distorsio (Distorsio) Röding 1798
Distorsio anus Linnaeus 1758
Distorsio cancellina Lamarck 1803
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Invalid names: Distorsio subclathratum d'Orbigny 1852 [synonym]
Distorsio clathrata Lamarck 1816
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Invalid names: Distorsio (Rhysema) robinsoni Petuch 1987 [synonym]
Distorsio constricta Broderip 1835
†Distorsio decipiens Reeve 1844
Distorsio decussata Valenciennes 1832
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Invalid names: Distorsio gatunensis Toula 1909 [synonym]
†Distorsio jacksonensis Meyer 1885
Distorsio jenniernestae Emerson and Piech 1992
Distorsio mcgintyi Emerson and Puffer 1953
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Invalid names: Distorsio floridana Olsson and McGinty 1951 [replaced]
Distorsio reticularis Linnaeus 1767
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Invalid names: Persona metableta Cossmann 1903 [synonym]
Distorsio ringens Philippi 1887
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Invalid names: Distorsio thersites Philippi 1887 [synonym]
†Distorsio simillima Sowerby 1850
Distorsio smithi von Maltzan 1884
Invalid names: Distortrix Link 1807 [synonym], Persona Montfort 1810 [synonym], Rhysema Clench and Turner 1957 [synonym]
G. †Distorsionella Beu 1978
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G. †Eocymatium Beu 1988
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†Eocymatium piraster Lamarck 1803
G. †Kotakaia Beu 1988
G. Personopsis Beu 1988
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Personopsis grasi D'Ancona 1872
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Predatory carnivore according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 07:59:35
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:35
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Waipawan to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 52.0 Ma

Collections (295 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waipawan56.0 - 52.0New Zealand Kotakaia simplex (51084)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Distorsio septemdenta (92783)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Eocymatium pyraster (171526) Murex pyraster (184110)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Distorsio sp. (205537 205539)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Distorsio jacksonensis (91115) Distorsio sp. (44517 44518)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Distorsio jacksonensis (90704)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Distorsio sp. (205267 205456 205486)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) Distorsio jacksonensis (41453 61109 92391)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3USA (Florida) Distorsio crassidens (80184)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Myanmar Persona reticulata (76598 76599)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Pakistan Persona reticulata (77159)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (North Carolina) Distorsio crassidens (4880)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Landes) Distorsio tortuosa (176463)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) Distorsio crassidens (5867 6002 6005 6006 7111 7112 177590)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Oman Distorsio cancellina (75608)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Distorsio sp. (52418)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Myanmar Persona reticulata (76588)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Distorsio cancellinus (72033)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Pakistan Persona reticulata (77168)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Veracruz-Llave) Distorsio clathrata (92609)