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Diaphanidae

Gastropoda - Diaphanidae

Taxonomy
Diaphanidae was named by Odhner (1914) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7708].

It was assigned to Diaphanoidea by Beesley (1998) and Kaim et al. (2014).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Diaphanidae Odhner
1998Diaphanidae Beesley p. 942
2014Diaphanidae Kaim et al. p. 422

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
superorderHeterobranchiaGray 1840
superfamilyDiaphanoideaOdhner 1914
familyDiaphanidaeOdhner 1914
familyDiaphanidaeOdhner 1914

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. †Diaphanidae Odhner 1914
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G. Diaphana Brown 1827
G. Toledonia Dall 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: carnivoresupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:57:31
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:57:31
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 55.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6United Kingdom (England) Diaphana assula (8105)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Denmark Diaphana moerchi, Toledonia flensburgensis (98312)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Diaphana minuta (179048)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Diaphana brunnea (37673)