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Velutinidae

Gastropoda - Velutinidae

Taxonomy
Velutinidae was named by Gray (1840) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7664]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Velutinoidea by Beesley (1998), Todd (2001), Bouchet et al. (2005); and to Cypraeoidea by Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Velutinidae Gray
1998Velutinidae Beesley p. 789
2001Velutinidae Todd
2005Velutinidae Bouchet et al. p. 253
2017Velutinidae Bouchet et al. p. 347

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVelutinidaeGray 1840
familyVelutinidaeGray 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.

Fm. Velutinidae Gray 1840
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Subfm. Capulacmaeinae Gulbin and Golikov 1990
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G. Piliscus Loven 1859
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Invalid names: Capulacmaea Sars 1859 [synonym]
G. Lamellaria Montagu 1815
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Lamellaria diegoensis Dall 1885 [San Diego lamellaria]
Lamellaria latens Müller 1776
Lamellaria perspicua Linnaeus 1758
Subfm. †Lamellariinae d'Orbigny 1841
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G. Caledoniella Souverbie 1869
G. Chelynotus Bergh 1853
G. Marseniopsis Bergh 1886
G. Mysticoncha Allan 1936
G. Marsenina Gray 1850
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Marsenina rhombica Dall 1871 [rhombic lamellaria]
Subfm. Velutininae Gray 1840
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G. Velutina Fleming 1821
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Subg. Velutina (Limneria) Adams and Adams 1853
Velutina plicatilis Müller 1776
Velutina velutina Müller 1776 [smooth lamellaria]
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Invalid names: Helix laevigata Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
†Velutina virgata Wood 1848
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: Browsing carnivore according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 08:02:38
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:02:38
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium (Antwerp) Velutina virgata (179597)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Lamellaria perspicua (131210) Lamellaria sp. (131217)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Capulacmaea kalloensis (179048) Capulacmaea kalloensis, Lamellaria perspicua (179079)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Velutina laevigata (96590)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Velutina laevigata, Lamellaria rhombica (37947)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Lamellaria stearnsii (222663) Velutina laevigata (200409 202973 223325)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) Lamellaria latens (128470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Lamellaria diegoensis (67643)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Lamellaria stearnsii (160361) Velutina laevigata (37673 240643)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117China Lamellaria sp. (83343)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Piliscus commodus, Velutina velutina (51005)