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Pseudomelaniidae

Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Pseudomelaniidae Cossmann
1955Pseudomelaniidae Allison p. 412
1966Crassispirinae Morrison
1988Pseudomelaniidae Ponder and Warén p. 293
1988Crassispirinae Ponder and Warén p. 307
1990Crassispirinae Beu et al. pp. 417, 418
1994Crassispirinae Wilson p. 182
1995Pseudomelaniidae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 157
2003Pseudomelaniidae Squires and Saul p. 147
2004Pseudomelaniidae Harzhauser p. 126
2004Pseudomelaniidae Squires and Saul p. 489
2005Pseudomelaniidae Bouchet et al. p. 247
2005Crassispirinae Bouchet et al. p. 257
2007Crassispirinae Harzhauser p. 109
2011Crassispirinae Fallon p. 53
2017Pseudomelaniidae Cataldo p. 424

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyPseudomelanoideaFischer 1885
familyPseudomelaniidaeCossmann 1909
familyPseudomelaniidaeCossmann 1909

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. Pseudomelaniidae Cossmann 1909
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G. †Angulasina Gründel 2012
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Antiplanes catalinae Raymond 1904
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Invalid names: Pleurotoma (Pleurotoma) perversa Gabb 1865 [replaced]
†Antiplanes macfarlandi Berry 1947
†Antiplanes muirensis Clark and Arnold 1923
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Invalid names: Antiplanes rotula Dall 1921 [synonym], Pleurotoma (Leucosyrinx) pedroana Arnold 1903 [synonym]
†Antiplanes thurstonensis Weaver 1916
†Antiplanes voyi Gabb 1866
Invalid names: Rectiplanes Bartsch 1944 [synonym], Rectisulcus Habe 1958 [synonym]
G. †Bourguetia Deshayes 1871
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†Bourguetia arata Trechmann 1917
†Bourguetia deshayesea Terquem 1855
†Bourguetia striata Sowerby 1812
G. Compsodrillia Woodring 1928
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†Compsodrillia catherina Woodring 1928
†Compsodrillia chowanensis Gardner 1948
†Compsodrillia senaria Woodring 1928
†Compsodrillia urceola Woodring 1928
G. Crassispira Swainson 1840
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Subg. Crassispira (Burchia) Bartsch 1944
Subg. †Crassispira (Tripia) de Gregorio 1890
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†Crassispira abundans Conrad 1840
Crassispira bottae Valenciennes 1832
†Crassispira capella Olsson 1930
†Crassispira conica Jung 1965
†Crassispira guayana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
†Crassispira kachhensis Vredenburg 1925
Crassispira luctuosa d'Orbigny 1842
†Crassispira olcesensis Addicott 1970
†Crassispira perrugata Dall 1890
†Crassispira ponida Woodring 1928
Crassispira seminflata Grant and Gale 1931
†Crassispira starri Hertlein and Jordan 1927
†Crassispira tyloessa Woodring 1970
†Crassispira woodringi Olsson 1930
G. Epidirona Iredale 1939
G. †Fusoidella Wenz 1938
G. Glossispira McLean 1971
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G. †Hudlestonella Cossmann 1909
G. Leucosyrinx Dall 1889
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†Leucosyrinx chloris Olsson 1922
†Leucosyrinx clallamensis Weaver 1916
†Leucosyrinx fijiensis Ladd 1982
†Leucosyrinx nicoya Olsson 1942
†Leucosyrinx rugata Conrad 1862
†Leucosyrinx xenica Woodring 1970
G. †Liocium Gabb 1869
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†Liocium marcidulus White 1889
†Liocium punctatum Gabb 1869
G. Lioglyphostoma Woodring 1928
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†Lioglyphostoma adematum Woodring 1928
†Lioglyphostoma moinica Olsson 1922
G. Maesiella McLean 1971
G. †Malbalnella Korotkov 1994
G. †Mesospira Cossmann 1892
G. †Miraclathurella Woodring 1928
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†Miraclathurella amica Pilsbry and Johnson 1922
†Miraclathurella entemna Woodring 1928
†Miraclathurella eucharis Woodring 1970
Miraclathurella kleinrosa Nowell-Usticke 1969
†Miraclathurella vittata Woodring 1928
G. Monilispira Bartsch and Rehder 1939
G. †Paosia Böhm 1895
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†Paosia acuminata Anderson 1958
†Paosia calafia Stewart 1927
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Invalid names: Acteonina pupoides Gabb 1864 [replaced]
†Paosia californica Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Acteonina bellavistana Anderson 1958 [synonym], Acteonina berryessensis Anderson 1958 [synonym], Acteonina roguensis Anderson 1958 [synonym], Acteonina yrekensis Anderson 1958 [synonym]
†Paosia colusaensis Anderson 1958
†Paosia pentzensis Squires and Saul 2004
†Paosia ursula Anderson 1958
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Invalid names: Acteonina ursulagorda Anderson 1958 [synonym]
G. †Pericarinata Pan 1982
G. Pilsbryspira Bartsch 1950
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Subg. Pilsbryspira (Pilsbryspira) Bartsch 1950
Pilsbryspira flucki Brown and Pilsbry 1913
G. †Pseudomelania Pictet and Campiche 1862
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†Oonia incrassata Kittl 1899
†Oonia pennina Parona 1892
†Oonia subtortilis Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Melania pupa Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
†Oonia texta Kittl 1899
Invalid names: Pseudomelania (Eligmoloxus) Cossmann 1885 [synonym]
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†Rhabdoconcha brongniarti Klipstein 1843
†Rhabdoconcha schaeferi Kittl 1894
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Invalid names: Turritella subcarinata Münster 1841 [replaced]
†Rhabdoconcha triadica Kittl 1894
†Pseudomelania aonis Kittl 1894
†Pseudomelania colusaensis Anderson 1958
†Pseudomelania feruglioi Ferrari 2013
†Pseudomelania frankei Kuhn 1936
†Pseudomelania gaudryi Kittl 1894
†Pseudomelania hagenowi Klipstein 1843
†Pseudomelania miles Kittl 1894
†Pseudomelania muensteri Wissmann 1841
†Pseudomelania subula Kittl 1894
G. †Ptychobela Thiele 1925
G. †Ramina
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†Ramina ptychitica Kittl 1894
Invalid names: Rama Böhm 1895 [replaced]
G. Tiariturris Berry 1958
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†Tiariturris oschneri Anderson and Martin 1914
G. Zonulispira Bartsch 1950
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Invalid names: Sedilia acucincta Dall 1890 [synonym]
Invalid names: Crassispiridae Morrison 1966 [synonym]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Roadian to the top of the Holocene or 272.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 268.8 Ma

Collections (857 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Alaska) Pseudomelania sp. (112199)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Wyoming) Pseudomelania sp. (108913)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Pseudomelania sp. a (108822)
Roadian - Capitanian272.3 - 259.51USA (Texas) Pseudomelania sp. b (108835)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Sichuan) Ramina ptychitica (119277)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India (Himachal Pradesh) Pseudomelania sp. (206206)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Chile (Atacama) Bourgetia sp. (200772)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Rhabdoconcha fritschi (63538)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Rhabdoconcha sp. (206736)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Rama ptychitica (138255)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy Pseudomelania subsimilis (236003)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Trentino) Pseudomelania subsimilis (44953)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) Oonia similis (203197) Oonia subtortilis, Pseudomelania subterebra, Pseudomelania goniophana (203199)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0New Zealand Bourguetia arata (201939 201943)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy (South Tyrol) Oonia similis (205149) Pseudomelania longiscata (205157)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Pseudomelania sp. (112288)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Melania subtortilis, Turritella subcarinata, Phasianella muensteri, Melania similis (137429) Oonia miles (69662 69677 69678 69687) Oonia miles, Oonia similis (69665) Oonia miles, Pseudomelania hagenowi (69661) Oonia miles, Pseudomelania muensteri (69669) Pseudomelania aonis (144633) Pseudomelania miles, Pseudomelania hagenowi (34692) Pseudomelania muensteri (69659 69668 69670) Pseudomelania sp., Pseudomelania muensteri (69658) Pseudomelania sp., Pseudomelania subsimilis, Rhabdoconcha triadica, Rhabdoconcha schaeferi, Pseudomelania aonis, Pseudomelania miles, Pseudomelania muensteri, Pseudomelania similis, Pseudomelania subtortilis (144631) Pseudomelania subterebra, Pseudomelania subula, Pseudomelania gaudryi, Pseudomelania aonis, Pseudomelania hagenowi (144634)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Hungary Pseudomelania gappi (73279)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Alaska) Pseudomelania sp. (112234 112237)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0China (Yunnan) Pseudomelania spirastriata (165410)