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Acmaeidae

Gastropoda - Patellida - Acmaeidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Acmaeidae Clark and Arnold p. 171
1960Acmaeidae Knight et al. p. 233
1964Acmaeidae Sohl p. 357
1974Acmaeidae Abbott pp. 15, 29
1980Acmaeidae Hickman p. 14
1995Acmaeidae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 152
1998Acmaeidae Beesley p. 648
2001Acmaeidae Lozouet et al. p. 15
2001Acmaeidae Todd
2002Acmaeidae Harzhauser and Kowalke p. 62
2002Acmaeidae Kosnik p. 233
2003Acmaeidae Jeffery
2004Acmaeidae Stilwell et al. p. 26
2005Acmaeidae Bouchet et al. p. 243
2014Acmaeidae Ferrari p. 566
2017Acmaeidae Bouchet et al. p. 334

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
orderPatellida(Ihering 1876)
superfamilyLottioideaGray 1840
familyAcmaeidae()
familyAcmaeidae()

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. Acmaeidae Forbes 1850
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G. Asteracmea Oliver 1926
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Asteracmea acuminata Grateloup 1828
G. †Bathyacmaea Okutani et al. 1992
G. Chiazacmea Oliver 1926
G. †Conorhytis Cossmann 1907
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Conorhytis squammula Eudes-Deslongchamps 1863
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Invalid names: Conorhytis raduloides Cossmann 1899 [objective synonym]
G. †Deslongchampsia Morris and Lycett 1851
G. †Hamptoniella Wenz 1938
G. †Naccula Iredale 1924
Subfm. Patelloidinae Chapman and Gabriel 1923
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G. †Marbodeia Chelot 1887
G. †Niveotectura Habe 1944
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Niveotectura myrakeenae Lindberg and Marincovich 1988
G. †Proscutum Fischer 1885
G. †Pseudorhytidopilus Cox 1960
Subfm. Rhodopetalinae Lindberg 1981
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G. Rhodopetala Dall 1921
G. †Scurriopsis Gemellaro 1879
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Subg. †Scurriopsis (Dietrichiella) Wenz 1938
Subg. †Scurriopsis (Hennocquia) Wenz 1938
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Invalid names: Patella suttonensis Tawney 1866 [synonym]
Subg. †Scurriopsis (Scurriopsis) Gemellaro 1879
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Scurriopsis aureliana Cossmann 1899
Scurriopsis dunkeri d'Orbigny 1847
Scurriopsis tenuistriata Assmann 1924
G. †Serradonta Okutani et al. 1992
G. Tectura Gray 1847
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Subg. Tectura (Testudinalia) Moskalev 1966
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Testudinalia testudinalis Müller 1776
Tectura antillarum Sowerby 1834
Tectura parva Da Costa 1778
Invalid names: Acmaeinae Forbes 1850 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-08-15 13:50:17
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:45:27
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Spathian to the top of the Holocene or 251.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 247.2 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Qinghai) Scurriopsis coromiformis (122299)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Sichuan) Scurriopsis tenuistriata (137823)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Scurriopsis sp. (31621)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Wales) Patella suttonensis (33356)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Luxembourg Scurriopsis schmidti, Scurriopsis hettangiensis (149757)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Patella hennocquii, Patella hettangiensis, Patella schmidtii (53947)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5Luxembourg Scurriopsis hettangiensis, Scurriopsis schmidtii, Scurriopsis dunkeri, Scurriopsis hennocquii (149756)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Hungary Pseudorhytidopilus sp. (118984)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Italy (Veneto) Pseudorhytidopilus detonii (98398)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Greenland Scurriopsis vendaensis, Scurriopsis sp. (162113)
Jamesoni189.6 - 183.0Greenland Scurriopsis vendaeensis (161977)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Argentina (Chubut) Scurriopsis sp. (133006)
Humphresianum - Parkinsoni171.6 - 167.7Hungary Pseudorhytidopilus sp. (91409)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Italy (Central Italy ) Scurriopsis sp. (123682)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France Conorhytis squamula, Patella aureliana (38738)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Tanzania Pseudorhytidopilus lonjiensis (36346)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Germany Hennocquia sp. (58407)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Tanzania Scurriopsis kindopensis (35569)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (England) Pseudorhytidopilus sp. (8659)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Hennocquia saalensis (211294)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Tanzania Scurriopsis kindopensis (36300)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Greenland Pseudorhytidopilus sp. (1219)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan Scurriopsis aptiana, Scurriopsis oshimensis (91305 91310) Scurropsis sp. A, Scurropsis sp. B, Scurriopsis aptiana, Scurriopsis oshimensis (91309)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Japan Bathyacmaea nipponica, Serradonta vestimentifericola (74501)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Scutus montensis (22931)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Scurriopsis sp. (20816)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Poland Proscutum montense (27018)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Acmaeidae indet. (194441)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) Acmaeidae indet. (52817 52827 52828)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1New Zealand (Southland) Acmea sp. (50155)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Tectura sp., Asteracmea acuminata (74861)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588USA (Alaska) Niveotectura myrakeenae (211581)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kazakhstan Tectura incognita, Tectura laevigata (174760)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy (Livorno) Tectura virginea (173989)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Tectura virginea (84764 84819)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Peru Acmaeidae indet. (80409)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy (Livorno) Tectura virginea (173663)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Chiazacmea pygmaea (78043)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Acmaeidae indet. (63319) Naccula punctata (96708)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Iceland Acmaea testudinalis (75057)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Acmaea antillarum (80407)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Helcion dunkeri (110492)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Acmaea testudinalis (75210 75212 75215 75217 75218 75219)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Acmaea testudinalis (66432 66500)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Acmaea testudinalis (66509 66511 66524 66525)