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Atlantidae

Gastropoda - Atlantidae

Taxonomy
Atlantidae was named by Wiegmann and Ruthe (1832) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5387]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Heteropoda by Zorn (1997); to Pterotracheoidea by Bouchet et al. (2005); and to Carinarioidea by Ponder and Warén (1988), Beesley (1998) and Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Atlantidae Wiegmann and Ruthe
1988Atlantidae Ponder and Warén p. 302
1997Atlantidae Zorn p. 33
1998Atlantidae Beesley p. 804
2005Atlantidae Bouchet et al. p. 251
2008Atlantidae Hendy et al.

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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)
infraorderLittorinimorphaGolikov and Starobogtov 1975
superfamilyPterotracheoideaRafinesque 1814
familyAtlantidaeWiegmann and Ruthe 1832
familyAtlantidaeWiegmann and Ruthe 1832

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. Atlantidae Wiegmann and Ruthe 1832
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G. Atlanta Lesueur 1817
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Subg. Atlanta (Atlanta) Lesueur 1817
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†Atlanta (Atlanta) diamesa Woodring 1928
Subg. Atlanta (Atlantidea) Pilsbry 1922
Subg. †Atlanta (Heliconoides) Orbigny 1835
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†Atlanta cordiformis Gabb 1873
Atlanta fusca Souleyet 1852
Atlanta helicinoides Souleyet 1852
Atlanta lesueuri Souleyet 1852
Atlanta peroni Lesueur 1817
G. Oxygyrus Benson 1837
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†Oxygyrus keraudrenii Lesueur 1817
G. Protatlanta Tesch 1908
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†Protatlanta lissa Woodring 1928
†Protatlanta rotundata Gabb 1873
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Holoplanktonic according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 07:48:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:48:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 47.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Atlanta eocenica (90651) Atlanta funicularis (205533)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Victoria) Atlanta fossilis (71236)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) Atlanta sp. 3 (74865)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Grenada Protatlanta sp. (58640 58643 58652 58654)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Atlanta sp. 1, Atlanta sp. 2 (74869)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Atlanta cordiformis (131473) Protatlanta rotundata (131369)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Protatlanta lissa (93061) Protatlata lissa (93222)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece Atlanta sp., Protatlanta sp. (76986)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Portugal Atlanta sp., Oxygyrus keraudreni (152328)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Jamaica Atlanta diamesa, Oxygyrus keraudrenii, Protatlanta lissa (34539)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Fiji Atlanta peronii, Oxygyrus levu (78073)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Atlanta diamesa, Atlanta lissa (58522)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Atlanta sp. (61336 79771 79794 79983 79988 79989)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Atlanta sp. (79796 79799)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Atlanta sp., Protatlanta rotundata (80558) Oxygyrus keraudreni, Protatlanta rotundata (80559)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu Atlanta peronii (78042)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Atlanta peronii (43306)