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Monodontinae

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Monodontinae was named by Cossman (1916). It is extant.

It was assigned to Trochidae by MacNeil (1960), Squires (1987), Beu et al. (1990), Donald et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Monodontinae Cossman
1960Monodontinae MacNeil p. 25
1987Monodontinae Squires p. 22
1990Monodontinae Beu et al.
2005Monodontinae Donald et al. p. 474

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMonodontinaeCossman 1916
subfamilyMonodontinaeCossman 1916

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.

Subfm. Monodontinae Cossman 1916
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G. Chrysostoma Swainson 1840
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†Chrysostoma paradoxum Born 1778
†Chrysostoma seguenzai Gemmellaro 1911
†Chrysostoma tornatum Gemmellaro 1889
G. †Michaletia Cossmann 1903
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Subg. †Micrelenchus (Plumbelenchus) Finlay 1926
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†Micrelenchus (Plumbelenchus) armulatus Darragh and Kendrick 2000
G. †Pachydontella Marwick 1948
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wordian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 266.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 264.28 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Chrysostoma tornatum (108566 108672 108675 233340)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Italy (Messina) Chrysostoma seguenzai (173593)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Tanzania Chrysostoma staffi (36294)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Micrelenchus armulatus (179824)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Micrelenchus armulatus (48441)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Micrelenchus armulatus (48444)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Victoria) Micrelenchus armulatus (48625)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Monodontinae indet. (74967)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (Auckland) Pachydontella etiampicta (45259)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan (Okinawa) Chrysostoma paradoxum (42315)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) Micrelenchus sp. (85097)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Chrysostoma zeus (63355)