Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Helicodonta

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Helicodontidae

Taxonomy
Helicodonta was named by Ferussac (1821). It is extant.

It was assigned to Helicodontidae by Salvador et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Helicodonta Ferussac
2015Helicodonta Salvador et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
RankNameAuthor
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
infraorderHelicoidei
superfamilyHelicoideaRafinesque 1815
familyHelicodontidaeKobelt 1904
genusHelicodontaFerussac 1821

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. Helicodonta Ferussac 1821
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the MN 5 to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany H. sp. (231109)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Abruzzo) H. obvoluta (68337)