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Basommatophora

Gastropoda

Taxonomy
Basommatophora was named by Keferstein (1864). It is extant.

It was reranked as the superorder Basommatophora by Shoshani et al. (1989); it was reranked as the superfamily Basommatophora by Kaim (2004); it was reranked as the unranked clade Basommatophora by Bouchet et al. (2005).

It was assigned to Opisthobranchia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pulmonata by Shoshani et al. (1989), Gordillo (1991), Todd (2001), Kaim (2004) and Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Basommatophora Keferstein
1989Basommatophora Shoshani et al. p. 435
1991Basommatophora Gordillo p. 129
2001Basommatophora Todd
2002Basommatophora Sepkoski
2004Basommatophora Kaim p. 157
2005Basommatophora Bouchet et al. p. 263

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassPulmonataCuvier 1817
Basommatophora(Keferstein 1864)
Basommatophora(Keferstein 1864)

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.

Unr. Basommatophora Keferstein 1864
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Superfm. Amphiboloidea Gray 1840
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Fm. Amphibolidae Gray 1840
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Invalid names: Ampullaceridae Troschel 1845 [synonym], Salinatoridae Starobogatov 1970 [synonym]
Superfm. Siphonarioidea Gray 1840
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Fm. †Acroreiidae Cossmann 1893
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G. †Acroreia Cossmann 1885
Fm. Siphonariidae Gray 1840
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G. †Anisomyon Meek and Hayden 1860
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Anisomyon borealis Morton 1842
Anisomyon centrale Meek 1871
Anisomyon meeki Gabb 1864
Anisomyon patelliformis Meek and Hayden 1860
Anisomyon sexsulcatus Meek and Hayden 1856
Anisomyon shumardi Meek and Hayden 1860
Anisomyon transformis Dundo and Efremova 1974
G. Siphonacmea Habe 1958
G. Siphonaria Sowerby 1824
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Subg. Siphonaria (Heterosiphonaria) Hubendick 1945
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Invalid names: Siphonaria brunnea Hanley 1858 [synonym]
Siphonaria atra Quoy 1833
Siphonaria capensis Quoy and Gaimard 1833
Siphonaria capuloides Cooper 1894
Siphonaria lessonii Blainville 1827
Siphonaria wieseri Wade 1926
G. Williamia Monterosato 1884
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Williamia parva Woodring 1928
Williamia peltoides Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Williamia vernalis Dall 1870 [synonym]
Invalid names: Anisomyonidae Kanie 1975 [synonym], Liriolidae Golikov and Kussakin 1978 [synonym], Siphonacmeidae Starobogatov 1976 [synonym]
Invalid names: Siphonariacea Gray 1840 [objective synonym]
G. †Vasculum White 1889
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Vasculum obliquum White 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubc
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-10-12 05:39:25
Modified: 2007-10-12 07:39:25
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Valanginian to the top of the Holocene or 140.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 136.4 Ma

Collections (124 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9Germany Ptychogyra canalifera (95087)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Poland (Lodzkie) Anisomyon sp. (64838)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Aragón) Basommatophora indet. (53921)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0New Zealand Anisomyon sp. (83426)
Korangan - Urutawan117.5 - 103.3New Zealand Anisomyon sp. (37268)
Albian113.0 - 100.5New Zealand Anisomyon sp. (65666)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) Anisomyon sp. (3088 3094 3095)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Anisomyon sp. (3692)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (California) Anisomyon meekii (158105)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Colorado) Anisomyon sp. (3074)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Arizona) Anisomyon spp. (54190 54193)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) Anisomyon meeki (44214)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (Wyoming) Anisomyon sp. (87771)
Middle Coniacian89.3 - 85.8USA (Wyoming) Anisomyon sp. (87760 87773) Anisomyon subovatus (87785)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Japan Anisomyon sp. (62217)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (British Columbia) Anisomyon transformis (210544 210554)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand Anisomyon sp. (83527 83532 83533 83534 83535 83537)
Piripauan - Haumurian85.8 - 66.0New Zealand Anisomyon sp. (37332)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Wyoming) Anisomyon borealis (1637 1670) Anisomyon sp. (1677 1716) Anisomyon sp., Anisomyon centrale (1633) Anisomyon subovulatus (105717)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Japan Anisomyon sp. (62233)
Haumurian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand Anisomyon sp. (78375 78376 78377 78378)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Anisomyon borealis (6123)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Anisomyon sp. (7456)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Anisomyon sp. (7513)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Anisomyon haydeni (7481 7507)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Colorado) Anisomyon centrale (162249)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Anisomyon jessupi (6171 6174 6175 6176)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Anisomyon borealis (1639)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Anisomyon sp. (225714)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Anisomyon wieseri (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Anisomyon alveolus (213001) Anisomyon sexsulcatus (213091)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Anisomyon centrale (82638)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Dakota) Anisomyon sp. (123582)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Anisomyon sp. (185368)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Anisomyon patelliformis (1587)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Anisomyon borealis (7582) Anisomyon haydeni (7541) Anisomyon haydeni, Siphonaria sp. (205541)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Tamil Nadu) Anisomyon indicus (46507)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Anisomyon weiseri, Siphonaria wieseri (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Anisomyon sp. (205512)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Anisomyon sp. (5556 5557)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Anisomyon sp. (4377)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Anisomyon sp. (4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Anisomyon borealis (4202) Anisomyon sp. (4186 4201 4225 4231 83225)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Siphonaria dubia (22931)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Anisomyon sp. (20816)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Poland Siphonaria dubia (27018)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Siphonaria ocitatia (40733)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Essonne) Williamia megapolitana (9180)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Siphonaria bisiphites, Siphonaria vasconiensis, Williamia merignacensis (74861)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Siphonaria polygona (178110) Siphonaria polygona, Williamia gussoni (178108)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Siphonaria dentifera (70185)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa Siphonaria indet. (22219)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa (Cape) Siphonaria aspera (179484)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Siphonaria sp., Williamia parva (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Siphonaria pectinata (131210)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Siphonaria sp. (186031)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Siphonaria sp. (91831)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (South Australia) Siphonaria baconi (63379)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Williamia gussonii (78312)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) Williamia radiata (85097)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Erongo) Siphonaria capensis (124057)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Karas) Siphonaria capensis (124049)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Siphonaria aspera (122939) Siphonaria deflexa (122945)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba Siphonaria brunnea (66769)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mozambique Siphonaria capensis (122947)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Siphonaria brannani (37933 37939 37947)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bermuda Siphonaria alternata (67947 67949 67950 67964)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain Siphonaria grisea (128324)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Angola Siphonaria pectinata, Siphonaria capensis (152644)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Williamia peltoides (202973) Williamia vernalis (138723)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Siphonaria lessoni (71610)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay Siphonaria lessoni (195917)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Siphonaria sp. (84621)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa (Western Cape) Siphonaria sp. (110492)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Williamia galapagana (96867)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bermuda Siphonaria alternata (67946 67948)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Williamia peltoides (59063 96566 160361 219029) Williamia vernalis (202936)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Siphonaria lessoni (65819 65823)