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Seraphsidae

Gastropoda - Seraphsidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Seraphsidae Gray
1984Seraphsidae Squires p. 23
1987Seraphsidae Squires p. 33
1988Seraphsidae Ponder and Warén p. 299
1988Seraphsidae Squires p. 12
2005Seraphsidae Bouchet et al. p. 250
2007Seraphsidae Harzhauser p. 104
2017Seraphsidae Bouchet et al. p. 348
2018Seraphsidae Maxwell et al. p. 1371

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familySeraphsidaeGray 1853
familySeraphsidaeGray 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. Seraphsidae Gray 1853
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G. †Diameza Deshayes 1865
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Subg. †Diameza (Miniseraphs) Jung 1974
G. †Paraseraphs Jung 1974
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Paraseraphs cantamessae Maxwell et al. 2018
Paraseraphs erraticus Cooper 1894
G. †Seraphs Montfort 1810
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Subg. †Seraphs (Seraphs) Montfort 1810
Seraphs naricus Vredenburg 1925
Seraphs subconvolutus d'Orbigny 1852
Seraphs thompsoni Dickerson 1914
Seraphs volutatus Solander and Brander 1766
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Invalid names: Seraphs convolutum Lamarck 1802 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:44
Source: superf = superfamily, 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 Pliocene or 66.00000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (75 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) Seraphs thompsoni (190798)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Seraphs thompsoni (190795)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France (Oise) Paraseraphs praecedens (177978)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Champagne Ardenne) Seraphs volutatus (178002)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Aisne) Paraseraphs tetanus (177669 177999 183786)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Seraphs sopitus (81058)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Paraseraphs erraticus (185192 194164)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Mexico (Baja California Sur) Paraseraphs erraticus (5496)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Mexico (Baja California) Paraseraphs erraticus (5506)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain Terebellum eratoides (75358 75361)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France Paraseraphs tetanus (171521 183745)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (California) Paraseraphs erraticus (8011)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Indonesia (Central Java) Seraphs squamosum (179074 179075)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Paraseraphs placitus, Seraphs chilophorus, Seraphs leukoleptus, Seraphs olivaceus, Seraphs peterjungi, Seraphs sp. 1, Diameza eratoides, Diameza isabella, Seraphs volutatus (94590) Seraphs chilophorus, Diameza eratoides (171532) Terebellum convolutum (184107) Terebellum sopitum (171526)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Yvelines) Seraphs sp. (177970)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Paraseraphs placitus (8124)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Mexico (Chiapas) Terebelum sp. (79943)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Paraseraphs erraticus (5540 200714 200716 200722 200737 200750 201201 207178 207187) Terebellum erraticum (194416)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Eure-et-Loir) Seraphs chilophorus, Seraphs volutatus (178055)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Seraphs sopitus (81059)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Île-de-France) Seraphs peterjungi, Seraphs olivaceus, Seraphs leukoleptus, Seraphs chilophorus, Diameza eratoides, Diameza isabella (171522)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Picardie) Terebellum sopitum, Seraphs volutatus (178083)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Indonesia Seraphs pisciforme, Seraphs squamosum (70082) Seraphs squamosus (78745 79524)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Seraphs fusiformis (42636)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Seraphs sp. (178662)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Italy Seraphs sopitus (177603)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Romania Terebellum sopitum (101879 101959)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Oise) Terebellum convolutum (3494)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Paraseraphs placitus, Seraphs sopitus, Seraphs chilophorus (78567)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Île-de-France) Seraphs sopitus (179128)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Panama Terebellum belemnitum (42495)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (California) Tornatina erratica (193039)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Jamaica Paraseraphs cantamessae (205354)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Romania Terebellum sopitum (101967 101974 102031 102032 102035 102174)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria Terebellum sopitum, Terebellum belemnitoideum (102289)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy Paraseraphs placitus, Seraphs sopitus (78565) Terebellum sopitum (78617)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) Terebellum sopitum (102230)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Seraphs sp. (205825)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) Terebellum belemnitum (41453 61109 92044)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Landes) Seraphs subconvolutus (176463)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Pakistan Terebellum naricum (77159)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Oman Seraphs subconvolutus (75608)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Oman Seraphs subconvolutus (75609)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Pakistan Terebellum naricum (77459)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Seraphs naricum (41473)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Papua New Guinea Seraphs subulatum (78263)