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Trichotropidae

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae

Taxonomy
Trichotropidae was named by Gray (1850) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5386]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Capulidae by Ponder and Warén (1988).

It was assigned to Mesogastropoda by Addicott (1970); to Calyptraeacea by Beu et al. (1990); to Caenogastropoda by Wienrich (2001); to Capuloidea by Jeffery (2003); and to Calyptraeoidea by Squires and Saul (2003) and Saul and Squires (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Trichotropidae Gray
1970Trichotropididae Addicott p. 59
1990Trichotropidae Beu et al. p. 408
2001Trichotropidae Wienrich p. 421
2003Trichotropidae Jeffery
2003Trichotropidae Squires and Saul p. 149
2008Trichotropidae Saul and Squires pp. 118 - 119

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderNeotaenioglossaHaller 1882
suborderPtenoglossa(Gray 1853)
superfamilyCalyptraeoideaLamarck 1809
familyTrichotropidaeGray 1850
familyTrichotropidaeGray 1850

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. Trichotropidae Gray 1850
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G. †Cerithioderma Conrad 1860
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†Cerithioderma luellingensis Wienrich 2001
†Cerithioderma nodosa Dockery 1993
†Cerithioderma primum Conrad 1860
†Cerithioderma spirata Meyer 1886
†Cerithioderma ultima Lozouet 1998
G. †Spirocrypta Gabb 1864
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†Spirocrypta inornata Dickerson 1916
†Spirocrypta pileum Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Crepidula dickersoni Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922 [synonym]
G. Trichosirius Finlay 1926
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†Trichosirius patagonica Cossmann 1899
Subfm. Trichotropinae Gray 1850
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G. Ariadnaria Habe 1961
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†Ariadnaria ainikta Saul and Squires 2008
†Ariadnaria aldersoni Saul and Squires 2008
†Ariadnaria obstricta White 1889
†Ariadnaria stibara Saul and Squires 2008
G. †Blackdownia Kollmann 1976
G. †Minytropis Squires and Saul 2005
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†Minytropis melilota Squires and Saul 2005
G. †Paxitropis Squires and Saul 2005
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†Paxitropis dicriota Squires and Saul 2005
G. †Turbinopsis Conrad 1860
G. †Wexfordia Harmer 1921
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†Wexfordia dautzenbergi Harmer 1921
†Wexfordia dautzenhergi Harmer 1921
G. †Xuwenospira Wang 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:46:06
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:46:06
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Frasnian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 382.70000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 372.2 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Alberta) Turbinopsis sp. (657)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Germany Trichotropinae indet. (67184)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Blackdownia quadrata (6280)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5USA (California) Ariadnaria ainikta (83772)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (California) Ariadnaria stibara (1802)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Arizona) Cerithioderma darcyi (55568)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) Ariadnaria aldersoni (219071)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Arizona) Cerithioderma occidentalis (53504)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6South Africa (Eastern Cape) Blackdownia acuticarinata, Blackdownia kollmanni (47109)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (California) Minytropis melilota (69307 215315)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (California) Paxitropis dicriota (215319)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (California) Paxitropis dicriota (69310 69311 69312)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) Cerithioderma sp. (7622)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Paxitropis dicriota (69309)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Cerithioderma nodosa (7456 7457 32139)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Colorado) Turbinopsis sp. (162249)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Turbinopsis sp. (205541)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Turbinopsis curta (26818)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Turbinopsis curta (4154 4161 4165) Turbinopsis sp. (4137 4151 4167) Turbinopsis sp., Turbinopsis curta (4147 4156)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Trichotropinae indet. (22943)
Selandian - Ypresian61.6 - 47.8Russian Federation (Kamchatka) Crepidula inornata (202260)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Crepidula inornata (122656)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Crepidula pileum (207112 207113)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Crepidula inornata (210283 210285 210286 210287) Crepidula pileum (202094)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Cerithioderma primum (2411) Cerithioderma sp. (205454 205527 205537)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Cerithioderma reticulatum (8124)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Russian Federation (Kamchatka) Crepidula pileum (7275)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Crepidula pileum (191188 194184 194185)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Russian Federation (Kamchatka) Crepidula pileum (5946 8049)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Oregon) Crepidula pileum (200861 200867 201047)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Cerithioderma sp. (205508) Litiopa spirata (90704)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Cerithioderma primum (90469 90600 205489)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Cerithioderma costulatum (42644)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Crepidula dickersoni (201124) Crepidula pileum (52204 52205 139020 203164 207129)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) Crepidula inornata (52804) Spirocrypta pileum (177882)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Russian Federation Crepidula pileum (50151)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Crepidula dickersoni (202067) Crepidula pileum (40733 91606)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Cerithioderma tabulata (205816)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Cerithioderma sp. (5791)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Oregon) Crepidula pileum (37818)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand Trichosirius finlayi (67860)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Cerithioderma ultima (74860)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina Trichosirius patagonica (71403 71540)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Trichosirius finlayi (67896)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Trichotropis accrescens (72210)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cerithioderma luellingensis (61902)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Cerithioderma sp. (135832)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Fukushima) Ariadnaria insignis (62295)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ireland Wexfordia dautzenbergi (178118)