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Ovulinae

Gastropoda - Ovulidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Ovulinae Flemming
2004Ovulinae Dolin and Lozouet p. 75
2005Ovulinae Bouchet et al. p. 250
2010Ovulinae Moths et al. p. 34
2017Ovulinae 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)
familyOvulidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyOvulinaeFlemming 1822
subfamilyOvulinaeFlemming 1822

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. Ovulinae Flemming 1822
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G. Ovula Bruguière 1789
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†Ovula ishibashii Kuroda 1928
Ovula ovum Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Amphiperas Herrmannsen 1846 [synonym]
G. Phenacovolva Iredale 1930
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†Phenacovolva gracilisiana Dolin and Lozouet 2004
Phenacovolva nectarea Iredale 1930
†Phenacovolva propheta Dolin and Lozouet 2004
G. Pseudosimnia Schilder 1925
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Subg. Pseudosimnia (Margovula) Iredale 1935
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Margovula pyriformis Sowerby 1828
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Invalid names: Margovula pyrulina Adams 1854 [synonym]
†Pseudosimnia capellinii De Stefani 1889
†Pseudosimnia passerinalis Lamarck 1810
G. Simnia Risso 1826
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Subg. †Simnia (Simnia) Risso 1826
Subg. Simnia (Spiculata) Cate 1973
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†Simnia limondinae Dolin and Lozouet 2004
†Simnia pacaudi Dolin and Ledon 2002
†Simnia rostralina Deshayes 1865
†Simnia subcarnea d'Orbigny 1852
†Simnia subtruncata Johnson 1899
†Simnia texana Johnson 1899
†Simnia wisewoodae Maury 1917
Invalid names: Calpurna Fleming 1828 [synonym], Neosimnia Fischer 1884 [synonym], Subsimnia Cate 1973 [synonym], Turbovula Cate 1973 [synonym]
G. Simnialena Cate 1973
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†Simnialena oryzagrana Dolin 1991
Simnialena uniplicata Sowerby 1848
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:45:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:45:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France Simnia pacaudi (183745)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Simnia rostralina (171526) Simnia semen (65072)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Neosimnia sp. (205520)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre) Simnia semen, Simnia subcarnea (178085)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Neosimnia sp. (205271 205410 205430 205480 205523) Neosimnia sp., Neosimnia texana (205267) Neosimnia subtruncata (205222) Neosimnia texana (205264 205422 205481) Simnia texana (98868 98870)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Simnia subtruncata (92347)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Simnia sp. (78617)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Phenacovolva sp. (205816)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Simnia cookei (66307 66313 179336)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Phenacovolva propheta, Phenacovolva gracilisiana (152695) Simnia limondinae (177708)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Florida) Simnia puella (179122)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Simnia cristata (89575) Simnia cristata, Simnia terminatincta (92460) Simnia puella, Simnia oryzagrana (92458)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Simnia sp. (111599)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Centre) Simnia semen (179581)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Simnia sp. (38823)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Ovula wisewoodae (58817) Simnia sp. (74912)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Simnia sp. (74914)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Ovula puana (88316)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Neosimnia uniplicata (60412)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Pseudosimnia passerinalis (80564)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Asti) Simnia pliomajor (86305)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Pseudosimnia capellinii (178810)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium (Antwerp) Neosimnia leathesi (179597)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Ovula leathesii (84755)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Fiji Phenacovolva nectarea (78073)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Ovula leathesii (84764)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Neosimnia pliomajor, Pseudosimnia passerinalis (71086 74929) Pseudosimnia passerinalis (71157)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Simnia leathesi (179048 179079)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Neosimnia pliomajor, Pseudosimnia passerinalis, Simnialena oryzagrana (80562) Simnialena oryzagrana (80558)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Simnia sp. (79991)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Parma) Neosimnia pliomajor (178917)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Simnia terminatincta (92342)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Pseudosimnia capellinii (178955)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy (Parma) Pseudosimnia capellinii (178925)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Phenacovolva longirostrata, Ovula ishibashii (78043)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Amphiperas spelta (127592)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Simnia catalinensis (59063)