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Physidae

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Physidae

Taxonomy
Physidae was named by Fitzinger (1833). It is extant. Its type is Physa.

It was assigned to Ancyloidea by Shoshani et al. (1989); to Planorboidea by Bouchet et al. (2005), Harzhauser and Neubauer (2018), Novas et al. (2019); and to Lymnaeoidea by Miquel (2024).

Subtaxa
Aplexa, Physinae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Physidae Fitzinger
1989Physidae Shoshani et al. p. 435
2005Physidae Bouchet et al. p. 264
2018Physidae Harzhauser and Neubauer p. 82
2019Physidae Novas et al. p. 269
2024Physidae Miquel p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderHygrophila(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyPlanorboideaRafinesque 1815
familyPhysidaeFitzinger 1833
familyPhysidaeFitzinger 1833

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. Physidae Fitzinger 1833
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G. Aplexa Fleming 1820
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†Aplexa kohatica Eames 1952
†Aplexa robusta Eames 1952
†Aplexa subhypnorum Gottschick 1920
†Aplexa transportata Eames 1952
Subfm. Physinae Fitzinger 1833
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Tr. Physellini Taylor 2003
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G. Physella Haldeman 1849
Tr. Physini Fitzinger 1833
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G. Physa Draparnaud 1801
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†Physa columnaris Deshayes 1825
†Physa dongtaiensis Gu 1989
†Physa lactaena Russell 1935
Physa osculans Haldeman 1841 [Cayuse physa]
†Physa prinsepii Sowerby 1840
†Physa prisca Walcott 1883
†Physa wattsi Arnold 1909
Invalid names: Haitiini Taylor 2003 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:17:02
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:17:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Berriasian to the top of the Holocene or 141.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 139.1 Ma

Collections (107 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05United Kingdom (England) Physa sp. (77058)
Middle Berriasian141.0 - 139.1United Kingdom (England) Physa sp. (45330)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Japan (Ishikawa) Physidae indet. A, Physidae indet. B (32324)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Argentina (Neuquén) Physa wichmanni (92234)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0China (Yunnan) Physa sp. 1, Physa sp. 2 (165472) Physa sp. 1, Physa sp. 3 (165471)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Austria (Upper Austria) Physa sp. (224482)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (Alberta) Physa lactaena (71486)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Physa sp. (236742)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (Sonora) Physa copei (91377)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Physa copei (22689)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Physa sp. (220134)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Arizona) Physa reesidei (32301 32302) Physa sp. (24915)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Physa sp. (36608)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Physa patula, Physa delecta (59269)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Physa sp. (226122)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Physa tirpolensis (46496)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico (Coahuila) Physidae indet. (69800)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Physa arida (51627)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Physa sp. (74527 159019)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Physa sp. (206969) Physidae indet., Physella sp. (234712)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Physa patula, Aplexa galloprovincialis (67818)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Castilla y Leon) Physa patula (61321)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Physa sp. (14519 14538)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Physa sp. (14620)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0China (Shandong) Physa sp. (231161)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Physa sp. (58102)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Utah) Physa sp. (13294)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Physa sp. (14585)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Uruguay Physa sp. (231033 231034 231035 231036)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Physa prinsepii (67450 226125)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0China (Shandong) Physa dongtaiensis (231133)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Physa prinsepii (26370) Physa sp. (57004 57005 57006 68619)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Physa sp. (192041)
Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene72.2 - 61.66Canada (Alberta) Physa canadensis (46099)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Utah) Physa sp. (14748)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium Physa montensis (22931)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Physa canadensis (22921)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Physa sp. (11117)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Utah) Physa sp. (14883)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Pakistan Aplexa kohatica (183841 183842 183843)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Physa bridgerensis, Physa pleromatis (197777) Physa sp. (197776)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Physa sp. (15793 191220)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Physa bridgerensis, Physa pleromatis (191226) Physa sp. (16296 191227)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Physa sp. (205537) Physella squalida (205533)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Pakistan Aplexa robusta (183844 184069 184070 184071 184072 184073 184074 184075) Aplexa transportata (184066 184067 184068)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Physella squalida (205480)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Poland Aplexa subhypnorum (231087)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Austria Aplexa subhypnorum (231088)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Physa meigsi (41749)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) Physa sp. (207684)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Physa meigsi (41718) Physa sp. (41501 80357)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (South Carolina) Physa meigsii (92408)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) Physella sp. (20400)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Physa gyrina (20352) Physa sp. (20293)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Physa heterostropha (222664)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Physella sp. (61310)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Physa sp. (101394)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Physa hawni, Physa arboreus, Physa anatina (37788)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Physa sp. (80356) Physella heterostropha (96538) Physella sp. (61311)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Physa heterostropha (93208)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Physa osculans (160361 219029 219030) Physa sp. (20273 236636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Physella integra (63150)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Physa anatina (93554)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Physa gyrina (93103)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Physa heterostropha (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Mexico) Physa sp. (93639)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Physa acuta (194169)