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Barleeia (barleysnail)

Gastropoda - Barleeiidae

Taxonomy
Barleeia was named by Clark (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 909]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Rissoidae by Ladd (1966); to Barleeinae by Ponder (1983); to Barleeiidae by Todd (2001); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
B. (Barleeia), B. carpenteri, B. cooperi, B. coronadoensis, B. haliotiphila, B. oldroydi, B. subtenuis
Species lacking formal opinion data
B. haliophila, B. meiauhana, B. oldroydae, B. rubra, B. subtenuis
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2025-05-04

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Barleeia Clark p. 108
1966Barleeia Ladd p. 75
1983Barleeia Ponder p. 235
2001Barleeia Todd
2002Barleeia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyRissooideaGray 1847
familyBarleeiidaeGray 1857
genusBarleeiaClark 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.

G. Barleeia Clark 1853 [barleysnail]
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Subg. Barleeia (Barleeia) Clark 1853
Barleeia carpenteri Bartsch 1920
Barleeia cooperi Tryon 1865
Barleeia haliotiphila Carpenter 1864 [abalone barleysnail]
Barleeia oldroydi Bartsch 1920
Barleeia subtenuis Carpenter 1864 [fragile barleysnail]
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 07:54:28
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:54:28
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 7.24600 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Palau Barleeia meiauhana (77930)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) Barleeia sp. (79855)
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.8USA (California) Barleeia haliophila (214271)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) Barleeia sp. (79772)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama (Bocas) Barleeia sp. (79871)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) Barleeia haliotiphila, Barleeia subtenuis (202496)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Barleeia haliotiphila (223075)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Barleeia haliotiphila (96593) Barleeia haliotiphila, Barleeia oldroydi (96590 96592)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Barleeia oldroydae, Barleeia subtenuis (37945) Barleeia oldroydae, Rissoina coronadoensis, Barleeia subtenuis (37947) Barleeia oldroydi (37935 37941) Barleeia oldroydi, Barleeia subtenuis (37933 37934 37936 37937 37939 37943 37948) Barleeia subtenuis (37938 37940 37946)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Barleeia haliotiphila (202493 202633 203095 223525) Barleeia oldroydi (200409 203113 203114 223325) Rissoina coronadoensis (202967) Rissoina coronadoensis, Barleeia haliotiphila (203108 223329)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco Barleeia rubra (127579 127580 127636)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Barleeia haliotiphila, Barleeia subtenuis (89573 194430)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Barleeia sp. (127360)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Barleeia haliotiphila (203417) Barleeia sp. (240651) Rissoina coronadoensis, Barleeia oldroydi (240650)