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Ampullospirinae

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Ampullospirinae Cox
1947Ampullospiridae Harris and Palmer p. 254
1977Ampullospirinae Marincovich p. 213
1984Ampullospirinae Squires p. 24
1987Ampullospirinae Squires p. 35
1988Ampullospiridae Ponder and Warén p. 301
1989Ampullospirinae Majima p. 25
1991Ampullospirinae Kabat p. 424
2002Ampullospiridae Kosnik
2003Ampullospiridae Jeffery
2005Ampullospirinae Pastorino

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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)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyAmpullospirinaeCox 1930
subfamilyAmpullospirinaeCox 1930

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. †Ampullospirinae Cox 1930
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G. Amauropsis Mörch 1857
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†Amauropsis amoena Böhm 1891
Amauropsis anderrsoni Strebel 1906
†Amauropsis andersoni Dickerson 1914
Amauropsis aureolutea Strebel 1908
†Amauropsis caloramans Maury 1912
†Amauropsis fetteri Marincovich, Jr. 1993
†Amauropsis hantkeni Kittl 1900
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Invalid names: Natica helicoides Johnston 1835 [synonym]
†Amauropsis jacksonensis Harris 1896
†Amauropsis macra Böhm 1895
†Amauropsis martinezensis Dickerson 1914
†Amauropsis meierensis Zinsmeister 1983
†Amauropsis notoleptos Stilwell et al. 2004
†Amauropsis papodensis Kittl 1900
†Amauropsis smithiana Maury 1912
†Amauropsis subhybrida d'Orbigny 1849
†Amauropsis trinitatensis Mansfield 1925
†Amauropsis tyrolensis Laube 1868
G. †Crommium Cossmann 1888
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†Crommium andersoni Dickerson 1914
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Invalid names: Amauropsis umpquaensis Dickerson 1914 [synonym]
†Crommium globosa Perrilliat et al. 2006
†Crommium intermedia Deshayes 1832
†Crommium lignitarum Deshayes 1864
†Crommium masinguiensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Crommium nigeriense Adegoke 1977
†Crommium palmasensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Crommium palmerae Clark and Durham 1946
†Crommium perovatum Conrad 1846
†Crommium pinyonensis Dickerson 1914
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Invalid names: Ampullella schencki Vokes 1939 [synonym]
†Crommium rouaulti d'Archiac and Haime 1854
†Crommium willemettii Deshayes 1825
G. †Gyrodes Conrad 1860
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Subg. Gyrodes (Gyrodes) Conrad 1860
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†Gyrodes (Gyrodes) tenellus Stoliczka 1868
Subg. Gyrodes (Hypterita) Woodring 1957
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†Gyrodes (Hypterita) robsauli Popenoe et al. 1987
Subg. †Gyrodes (Sigaretopsis) Cossmann 1888
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†Gyrodes (Sigaretopsis) amini Awad and Abed 1967
Subg. †Gyrodes (Sohlella) Popenoe et al. 1987
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†Gyrodes (Sohlella) banites Popenoe et al. 1987
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Invalid names: Gyrodes excavatus Whiteaves 1879 [synonym]
Gyrodes (Sohlella) greeni Murphy and Rodda 1960
†Gyrodes (Sohlella) pacificus Popenoe et al. 1987
†Gyrodes (Sohlella) quercus Popenoe et al. 1987
†Gyrodes (Sohlella) yolensis Popenoe et al. 1987
†Gyrodes allisoni Murphy and Rodda 1960
†Gyrodes amplissima Hörnes 1856
†Gyrodes brunsvicensis Muller 1898
Gyrodes depressa Meek 1877
†Gyrodes edura Stoliczka 1868
Gyrodes expansa Gabb 1864
†Gyrodes globosus Delpey 1941
Gyrodes greeni Murphy and Rodda 1960
†Gyrodes mahalanobisi Das et al. 2019
†Gyrodes major Wade 1926
†Gyrodes onensis Popenoe et al. 1987
†Gyrodes pacificum Popenoe et al. 1987
†Gyrodes robustus Waring 1917
G. †Lacunaria Conrad 1866
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†Lacunaria carrenoae Perrilliat 2013
†Lacunaria striata Gabb 1869
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Invalid names: Gyrodes insecuris Hanna 1924 [synonym], Sinum dickersoni Waring 1917 [synonym]
G. †Tejonia Hanna and Hertlein 1943
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†Tejonia moragai Stewart 1927
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Invalid names: Amaurellina hendoni Turner 1938 [synonym], Amaurellina moragai lajollaensis Stewart 1927 [synonym], Tejonia lajollaensis Stewart 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 242.00000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma

Collections (763 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Amauropsis macra (138255)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (South Tyrol) Amauropsis sp. (205157)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Amauropsis dolasillae (66197 66198) Amauropsis sanctaecrucis (144930) Amauropsis subhybrida (144631)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy (Belluno) Ptychostoma sanctaecrucis (207502 207503)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Hungary Amauropsis crassitesta (203623) Amauropsis hantkeni (203624 203625)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Hungary (Bakony) Amauropsis papodensis (203274)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Hungary Gyrodes sp. (25152)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Chile (Coquimbo) Amauropsis sp. (222008)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Gyrodes genti (1851 1856)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Germany Gyrodes sp. (67181)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Germany Amauropsis sp., Gyrodes genti (67184)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Gyrodes gentii (162252)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Mexico (Baja California) Natica japonica (1890)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan Amauropsis importuna (91260 91263 91285 91287 91288 91293 91301) Amauropsis importuna, Gyrodes munitus (91296) Amauropsis importuna, Gyrodes munitus, Gyrodes nagaoi (91286) Gyrodes nagaoi (91290)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Mozambique Gyrodes genti (174616)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0USA (California) Gyrodes onensis (216368)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Austria Gyrodes gaultinus (65811 65812)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar Gyrodes tenellus (98228)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Greenland Gyrodes gentii (160910 160922)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar (Mahajanga) Gyrodes tenellus (86497)