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Gadilinidae

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Gadilinidae

Taxonomy
Gadilinidae was named by Christikov (1975) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7201]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Dentaliida by Wells and Houston (2001) and Reynolds and Steiner (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Gadilinidae Christikov
2001Gadilinidae Wells and Houston p. 91
2008Gadilinidae Reynolds and Steiner p. 147 figs. Table 7.1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyGadilinidaeChristikov 1975
familyGadilinidaeChristikov 1975

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. Gadilinidae Christikov 1975
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Subfm. Episiphoninae Christikov 1975
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G. Episiphon Pilsbry 1897
Subfm. Gadilininae Christikov 1975
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G. Gadilina Foresti 1895
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†Gadilina taurogracilis Sacco 1897
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Invalid names: Gadilina triquetra Sacco 1897 [synonym]
Subfm. Lobantalinae Christikov 1975
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G. Lobantale Cossmann 1888
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 12:33:07
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:33:57
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 167.70000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 164.7 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Poland Episiphon sp. (141277)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) Episiphon gracilis (84325 178054)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Episiphon sp. (8124) Lobantale duplex (8125)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Episiphon gracilis (205223 205521)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Gadilina masoni (45041)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Slovakia Gadilina taurogracilis (160736)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Dentalium schumoi (41760 42222 42281 42290 42328 42366)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Gadilina sp. (61900 62891)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama (Bocas del Toro) Episiphon sp. (135818)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Dentalium innumerabile (93051 93171) Episiphon sp. (145519)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy (Livorno) Gadilina triquetra (173989)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) Episiphon sp. (135839)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Dentalium schumoi, Dentalium macilentum (58522) Episiphon macilentum (69094)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Episiphon sp. (135876)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Gadilina emersoni, Gadilina jani (178117)