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Capuloidea

Gastropoda

Taxonomy
Capuloidea was named by Fleming (1822) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7661]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Littorinimorpha by Beesley (1998), Jeffery (2003), Bouchet et al. (2005) and Harzhauser (2007); and to Hypsogastropoda by Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Capuloidea Fleming
1998Capuloidea Beesley p. 774
2003Capuloidea Jeffery
2005Capuloidea Bouchet et al. p. 250
2007Capuloidea Harzhauser p. 105
2017Capuloidea Bouchet et al. p. 343

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyCapuloideaFleming 1822
superfamilyCapuloideaFleming 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.

Superfm. Capuloidea Fleming 1822
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Fm. Capulidae Fleming 1822
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G. Capulus Monfort 1810
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Subg. †Capulus (Brocchia) Bronn 1827
Subg. †Capulus (Capulus) Montfort 1810
Subg. †Capulus (Zinolia) Issel 1922
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Capulus americanus Conrad 1854
Capulus anceps Michelotti 1861
Capulus angustus Wanner 1922
Capulus apollinis Böhm 1895
Capulus circinatus Tate 1893
Capulus complicatus Wanner 1922
Capulus cyrtocera Münster 1841
Capulus epicranum Woodring 1928
Capulus gatunensis Toula 1909
Capulus haliotis de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
Capulus hanieli Wanner 1922
Capulus humilis Wanner 1922
Capulus hungaricus Linnaeus 1758
Capulus javanus Wanner and Hahn 1935
Capulus junghuhni Martin 1905
Capulus lissus Smith 1894
Capulus lius Woodring 1928
Capulus muensteri Giebel 1852
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Invalid names: Capulus neritoides Munster 1841 [replaced]
Capulus pretiosus Wanner 1922
Capulus selcanus Giebel 1858
Capulus sigmoidalis Phillips 1841
Capulus silverthorni Smith 1927
Capulus sundaicus Wanner 1922
Capulus tortus Wanner 1922
Capulus uncinatus Hutton 1873
Capulus ungaricus Linnaeus 1758
Capulus unguis Sowerby 1816
Capulus varians Wanner 1922
Capulus verus Böhm 1885
Capulus welteri Wanner 1922
G. Hyala Adams and Adams 1852
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Subg. Hyala (Diacria) Gray 1847
G. Icuncula Iredale 1924
G. Lippistes Monfort 1810
Subfm. †Lysinae Saul and Squires 2008
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G. †Garzasia Saul and Squires 2008
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Garzasia diabla Saul and Squires 2008
Garzasia intermedia Cooper 1894
G. †Lysis Gabb 1864
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Lysis carinifera Whiteaves 1879
Lysis duplicosta Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Lysis oppansus White 1889 [synonym]
Lysis jalamaca Saul and Squires 2008
Lysis lomaensis Saul and Squires 2008
Lysis mickeyi Saul and Squires 2008
Lysis suciensis Whiteaves 1879
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Invalid names: Lysis californiensis Packard 1922 [synonym]
G. †Spirogalerus Finlay and Marwick 1937
G. Neojanacus Suter 1907
G. †Pileopsis Lamarck 1822
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Pileopsis cornucopiae Lamarck 1802
Pileopsis dilatata Lamarck 1802
Pileopsis elegans Deshayes 1824
Pileopsis gossensi Cossmann and Lambert 1884
Pileopsis opercularis Deshayes 1824
Pileopsis patelloides Deshayes 1824
Pileopsis pennata Lamarck 1802
Pileopsis pennatus Cossmann 1883
Pileopsis prisca Goldfuss 1844
Pileopsis retortella Lamarck 1802
Pileopsis spirirostris Lamarck 1802
G. Sirius Hedley 1900
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Sirius apicilirata Tate 1890
Sirius subquadrata Tate 1890
G. Trichotropis Broderip and Sowerby 1829
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Subg. Trichotropis (Provanna) Dall 1918
Trichotropis alienensis Effinger 1938
Trichotropis borealis Broderip and Sowerby 1829
Trichotropis squamosa Gabb 1876
G. Zelippistes Finlay 1926
Invalid names: Cerithiodermatidae Akopyan 1976 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Suspension-feeders according to Todd (2001).superf
Created: 2009-09-10 07:46:53
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:46:53
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Holocene or 423.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 419.2 Ma

Collections (274 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Morocco Capulus sp. (27393)
Asbian339.4 - 336.0United Kingdom (England) Capulus sp. (5995)
Permian298.9 - 252.17USA (Alaska) Capulus sp. (112199)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Indonesia Capulus sp., Capulus humilis, Capulus hanieli, Capulus varians, Capulus welteri, Capulus sundaicus (118268)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3Indonesia Capulus pretiosus (39614)
Artinskian - Guadalupian290.1 - 259.9Indonesia (Timor) Capulus angustus (205609) Capulus complicatus (205608) Capulus sp. (205600) Capulus tortus (205604)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (New South Wales) Capulus sp. (161842)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 265.1Indonesia Capulus pretiosus (39610)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Alaska) Capulus sp. (112343)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Capulus apollinis (138260) Capulus neritoides, Capulus cyrtocera (137429)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Capulus silverthorni (33324)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Hungary (Bakony) Capulus sp. (203274)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Pileopsis nuda (53947)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Sweden (Halland) Capulus elongatus (38722)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Saxony) Mesostoma beiseli (177591)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Pakistan Capulus sp. (146031)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) Lysis mickeyi (220404)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8USA (California) Lysis mickeyi (220355)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.3 - 83.5USA (California) Lysis mickeyi (119459)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6South Africa (Eastern Cape) Lysis capensis (47109)