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Ringiculidae

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Ringiculidae Philippi
1955Ringiculidae Allison
1964Ringiculidae Sohl p. 293
1987Ringiculidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 132
1998Ringiculidae Beesley p. 942
1999Ringiculidae Squires p. 22
2001Ringiculidae Harzhauser and Mandic p. 716
2001Ringiculidae Squires and Saul p. 59
2001Ringiculidae Todd
2007Ringiculidae Wienrich and Janssen p. 772
2012Ringiculidae Gründel and Nützel p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyRingiculidaePhilippi 1853
familyRingiculidaePhilippi 1853

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. Ringiculidae Philippi 1853
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G. †Avellana d'Orbigny 1842
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†Avellana buechneri Choffat 1888
†Avellana elongata Gueranger 1867
†Avellana mathewsonii Gabb 1864
†Avellana subcrassata d'Orbigny 1850
G. †Biplica Popenoe 1957
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†Biplica heteroplicata Popenoe 1957
†Biplica isoplicata Popenoe 1957
†Biplica michaeli Popenoe 1957
†Biplica miniplicata Popenoe 1957
†Biplica obliqua Gabb 1864
†Biplica osakensis Kase 1990
†Biplica sphaerica Kase 1990
G. †Cinulia Gray 1847
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†Cinulia cretacea Quaas 1902
†Cinulia pauper Wilckens 1907
†Cinulia ptahis Wanner 1902
†Cinulia rectilabrum Gabb 1869
G. †Eriptycha Meek 1876
G. †Gilbertina Morlett 1888
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†Gilbertina inopinata Morlet 1888
†Gilbertina popenoei Zinsmeister 1983
†Gilbertina sphaeroides Traub 1938
G. †Microglyphis Unknown
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Invalid names: Actaeon (Microglyphis) schencki Berry 1941 [synonym]
G. †Oligoptycha Meek 1876
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†Oligoptycha americana Wade 1926
†Oligoptycha corrugata Sohl 1964
†Oligoptycha popenoei Allison 1955
G. Ringicula Deshayes 1838
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Subg. †Ringicula (Ringicula) Deshayes 1838
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†Ringicula (Ringicula) cockburnensins Zinsmeister and Stilwell 1990
Subg. Ringicula (Ringiculella) Sacco 1892
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Invalid names: Ringicula hypograpta Brown and Pilsbry 1913 [synonym], Ringicula tridentata Guppy 1873 [synonym]
Subg. Ringicula (Ringiculina) Monterosato 1884
Subg. †Ringicula (Ringiculopsis) Chavan 1947
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†Ringicula (Ringiculopsis) hesperiae Squires and Saul 2001
†Ringicula acuta Forbes 1846
†Ringicula arctatoides Martin 1879
†Ringicula blaszyki Kaim 2004
Ringicula buccinea Sowerby 1823
†Ringicula castigata Marwick 1929
†Ringicula celata Böhm 1891
†Ringicula clarki Gardner 1916
†Ringicula culbertsoni Stephenson 1941
†Ringicula dalli Clark 1895
†Ringicula discrepans Traub 1938
†Ringicula dominicana Maury 1917
†Ringicula knolli Banerjee and Halder 2023
†Ringicula minor Grateloup 1838
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Invalid names: Ringicula (Ringiculella) auriculata Morlet 1954 [synonym], Ringicula (Ringiculella) paulucciae Morlet 1984 [synonym], Ringicula (Ringiculella) tournoueri Morlet 1878 [synonym], Ringicula paulucciae Morlet 1878 [synonym], Ringicula tournoueri Morlet 1878 [synonym]
†Ringicula nuda Böhm 1891
†Ringicula punjabensis Eames 1952
†Ringicula semperi Koch 1862
†Ringicula striata Philippi 1843
†Ringicula trapequara Harris 1895
†Ringicula turgida Sowerby 1817
†Ringicula varia Gabb 1864
Ringicula ventricosa Sowerby 1823
†Ringicula yochelsoni Sohl 1964
Invalid names: Auricula Lamarck 1799 [replaced]
G. †Ringinella d'Orbigny 1842
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†Ringinella pinguiscula White 1887
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Gründel and A. Nützel 2012After Wenz & zilch (1959) and burn & thOMpsOn (1998), emendated: The shell is ovate, inflated to bulbous with a short, elevated conical spire. The columella has one to four strong folds. The whorls are convex. Most species have an ornament of distinct spiral grooves which are commonly pitted. Rarely the shell is smooth or axially ribbed. The aperture is oblique drop shaped. It is strongly narrowed by folds, denticles and callus. The outer lip is thickened with an external bulge and commonly denticulate internally. The aperture has a more or less pronounced anterior notch. The protoconch is smooth and strongly medioaxial or coaxial.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Predatory carnivores according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 07:36:45
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:36:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Callovian to the top of the Holocene or 165.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 161.5 Ma

Collections (855 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Germany Ringicula buchholzi (58227)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Cretaceous161.5 - 66.0New Zealand Eriptycha sp. (37286)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Poland Ringicula blaszyki (63065)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Svalbard and Jan Mayen Avellana sp. (212042)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Japan Eriptycha japonica (91333)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Drôme) Avellana sp. (177726)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Switzerland Avellana aptiensis (2175)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Germany Gilbertina sp. (67181)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Ringinella albensis (1769 1851)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Austria Avellana subcrassata (65801)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Germany Gilbertina cannabis (67184)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Baja California) Oligoptycha popenoei (1890)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Japan Eriptycha minima (91259 91260 91285 91286 91287 91288 91296 91303)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mozambique Ringinella lacryma (174616 174621)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2France Avellana subincrassata, Ringinella lacryma (56673)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Ringinella albense (162252)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1USA (California) Biplica michaeli (216368)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Madagascar (Mahajanga) Ringinella lacryma (60071 60072)
Albian113.2 - 100.5New Zealand Cinulia sp. (65666)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Ringinella hourcqi, Ringinella lacryma (86497)